Turns out that the drama involving TPM (and processors) is completely unnecessary.
There is a registry hack that when applied tells the installer to continue as long as the user acknowledges and accepts the risks of not having a TPM chip (or a non-MS-deemed-acceptible processor).
There is a registry hack that when applied tells the installer to continue as long as the user acknowledges and accepts the risks of not having a TPM chip (or a non-MS-deemed-acceptible processor).