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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>This issue occurs because Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 operating system (OS) are not supported in ESXi 4.x.</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p></p> <h4 data-id="symptoms">Symptoms</h4> <div> <ul><li>Windows 2012 installation fails with the error: <br><br><span style="font-family: Courier New;">HAL_initialization_failed</span> </li></ul></div> <h4 data-id="cause">Cause</h4> <div>This issue occurs because Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 operating system (OS) are not supported in ESXi 4.x.</div> <h4 data-id="resolution">Resolution</h4> <div>There is no resolution for this issue because Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 are not supported in ESXi 4.x versions. Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 are supported with ESXi 5.0 Update 1 and ESXi 5.0 Update 2. <div> </div> <div>For additional information, see the <img src="src" alt="image" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img>.<br><br><br><br>This has been tested with 7.3 and 8.0 winbmr.iso images.</div> </div> </article> </main>