>>>HI
>>>
>>>I am opening Visual Studio on a Windows 8 machine and get this message
>>>
>>>Your version of Visual Studio 2012 isn't compatible with this version of Windows.
>>>
>>>Should I care ? (I can ignore the message or should I download the solution)
>>>
>>>Its not my PC but its been set up as a general purpose development enviroment for the customer.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>nick
>>
>>Have you installed all the updates for VS2012 (that could be the problem) ?
>
>No its not my install . I'm being pointed at this server to work on. Do you think the warning is a problem or ignoreable ?

Don't think you should ignore it. Found this : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17259179/visual-studio-2012-compatibility

>Its a very locked down environment so it may take a few days to get permission to install any updates.