"..Windows Phone SDK 8.0 requires 64-bit Windows 8 Pro or higher.."

Am I reading this correctly?

Its from this page :

https://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/Manual/wp8-gettingstarted.html

I just installed windows 8.1 32bit.

Its the first time I ever see the 64 bit OS enforced for anything! I know its cool and all .. but I dont have it and I dont think my hardware can run it?

sigh..

 

Sorry for the trouble you're having, but I think that has been a requirement for a while now. I guess it doesn't get much attention because it is assumed (rightly or wrongly) that most devs are on 64-bit OSs already.

I don't know if there's anything that can be done to cross-grade your license to 64-bit, but unless you're running on a netbook or one of the lower end tablets with an Atom processor, your hardware should be able to handle Windows 64-bit just fine. Of course there's still that whole re-install everything from scratch business.

When are you planning your next rig upgrade?

 

Yeah , I googled it and my pc is 64bit compatible even though its 4 years old now.

Will have to do a clean install yes, my friend has a disc with an ISO , I was given a key which is 32/64 bit inclusive as part of the Unity windows game porting program. Im sure I can just enter this key again when installing from scratch .. i hope so

ps.. next rig upgrade is budget pending stuck in limbo for the moment