Vista Install Error 0x800703E6 while expanding files

I downloaded the Vista x86 DVD iso from MSD and when trying to install it I
get the error mentioned above in the subject line.

I tried this a couple of times but the same problem occurs at 70% every time.

I am running a SATA hdd but Vista picked it up just fine. I killed the
existing partition, created a new one and formatted it during the
installation (But this happened very quickly - which makes me think it may
have done something wrong)

One post I did read on the error indicated that the Vista disk formatting
software is a bit dodgy and I should format it using another program. I will
reformat the disk using my XP CD and try installing it again.

Any other comments and/or suggestions would be much appreciated.

David.

Hi,

Some suggestions:

- Do a software memory check.
- Reburn the DVD at a slower speed. There have been many issues with bad
burns.
- If there are any IDE drives in the system, temporarily disconnect them.

The fast time is normal for quick format mode.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"W1ld0ne74" <W1ld0ne74@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news3EF75EE-2F60-4049-BC67-A90D35F9E14D@microsoft.com...
>I downloaded the Vista x86 DVD iso from MSD and when trying to install it I
> get the error mentioned above in the subject line.
>
> I tried this a couple of times but the same problem occurs at 70% every
> time.
>
> I am running a SATA hdd but Vista picked it up just fine. I killed the
> existing partition, created a new one and formatted it during the
> installation (But this happened very quickly - which makes me think it may
> have done something wrong)
>
> One post I did read on the error indicated that the Vista disk formatting
> software is a bit dodgy and I should format it using another program. I
> will
> reformat the disk using my XP CD and try installing it again.
>
> Any other comments and/or suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
> David.

Make sure that your RAM is not overclocked, as well as your CPU. Run the
computer at the default specs for these two settings. Then try again. I have
seen where relaxing the RAM settings from, say, clock 2 to clock 2.5 allows
things to miraculously happen.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"W1ld0ne74" <W1ld0ne74@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news3EF75EE-2F60-4049-BC67-A90D35F9E14D@microsoft.com...
>I downloaded the Vista x86 DVD iso from MSD and when trying to install it I
> get the error mentioned above in the subject line.
>
> I tried this a couple of times but the same problem occurs at 70% every
> time.
>
> I am running a SATA hdd but Vista picked it up just fine. I killed the
> existing partition, created a new one and formatted it during the
> installation (But this happened very quickly - which makes me think it may
> have done something wrong)
>
> One post I did read on the error indicated that the Vista disk formatting
> software is a bit dodgy and I should format it using another program. I
> will
> reformat the disk using my XP CD and try installing it again.
>
> Any other comments and/or suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
> David.

For what it's worth, I was receiving the same error with the DVD ISO. Turns
out it was an issue with my CD/DVD-ROM drive. I switched my BIOS to boot
from my Plextor DVD burner, and I was able to install successfully.

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> Make sure that your RAM is not overclocked, as well as your CPU. Run the
> computer at the default specs for these two settings. Then try again. I have
> seen where relaxing the RAM settings from, say, clock 2 to clock 2.5 allows
> things to miraculously happen.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
>
> "W1ld0ne74" <W1ld0ne74@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news3EF75EE-2F60-4049-BC67-A90D35F9E14D@microsoft.com...
> >I downloaded the Vista x86 DVD iso from MSD and when trying to install it I
> > get the error mentioned above in the subject line.
> >
> > I tried this a couple of times but the same problem occurs at 70% every
> > time.
> >
> > I am running a SATA hdd but Vista picked it up just fine. I killed the
> > existing partition, created a new one and formatted it during the
> > installation (But this happened very quickly - which makes me think it may
> > have done something wrong)
> >
> > One post I did read on the error indicated that the Vista disk formatting
> > software is a bit dodgy and I should format it using another program. I
> > will
> > reformat the disk using my XP CD and try installing it again.
> >
> > Any other comments and/or suggestions would be much appreciated.
> >
> > David.
>
>