i try install inventor pro 2012 on windows 8
2012/12/21:20:39:26 ACW UZDEROS Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x86): G:\3rdParty\x86\VCRedist\2010\vcredist_x86.exe /q /l C:\Users\ACW\AppData\Local\Temp\vcredist_x86_2010.log
2012/12/21:20:39:33 ACW UZDEROS Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x86) Succeeded
2012/12/21:20:39:33 ACW UZDEROS Uninstall {8D20B4D7-3422-4099-9332-39F27E617A6F} Failed
2012/12/21:20:39:33 ACW UZDEROS Uninstall {55D9E026-DCB0-46FF-B60A-68B972228CF6} Failed
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2012/12/21:20:39:33 ACW UZDEROS Uninstall {577D60CB-0D5E-48D1-8850-84098AD34804} Failed
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2012/12/21:20:39:33 ACW UZDEROS Uninstall {4780F600-0000-0409-0000-114715ACF216} Failed
2012/12/21:20:39:34 ACW UZDEROS Installing Autodesk® Design Review 2012: INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Autodesk Design Review 2012\" ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="G:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\ACW\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIA920.tmp\Media.mst"
2012/12/21:20:40:00 ACW UZDEROS Install Autodesk® Design Review 2012 Succeeded
2012/12/21:20:40:00 ACW UZDEROS Installing Autodesk Material Library 2012: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="G:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\ACW\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIA920.tmp\Media.mst"
2012/12/21:20:40:19 ACW UZDEROS Install Autodesk Material Library 2012 Succeeded
2012/12/21:20:40:21 ACW UZDEROS Installing Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Base Image Library: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="G:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\ACW\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIA920.tmp\Media.mst"
2012/12/21:20:40:44 ACW UZDEROS Install Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Base Image Library Succeeded
2012/12/21:20:40:44 ACW UZDEROS Installing DirectX® Runtime: G:\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2012/12/21:20:40:54 ACW UZDEROS Install DirectX® Runtime Succeeded
2012/12/21:20:40:55 ACW UZDEROS Installing Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0 for Microsoft .NET: ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="G:\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1 TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\ACW\AppData\Local\Temp\_AIA920.tmp\Media.mst"
2012/12/21:20:43:03 ACW UZDEROS Install Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0 for Microsoft .NET Failed Installation aborted, Result=1603
2012/12/21:20:43:04 ACW UZDEROS Rollback DirectX® Runtime Failed Failure is ignored, Result=1619
2012/12/21:20:43:34 ACW UZDEROS Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Base Image Library Succeeded
2012/12/21:20:43:58 ACW UZDEROS Rollback Autodesk Material Library 2012 Succeeded
2012/12/21:20:44:10 ACW UZDEROS Rollback Autodesk® Design Review 2012 Succeeded
not a supported platform: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=19048377&linkID=9240617
also try searching these forums for workarounds and issues on Windows 8: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?q=windows+8
DarrenP
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i did an upgrage from win 7 pro 64 with inventor pro 12 to win 8 and mirated my ''apps" and it works.