cannot install 5308 unable determine size installati

I cannot get 5308 to install.
I have burned the image to a DVD - the disc is fine, i've checked the data integrity etc.
When I go through to the custom install and try to choose my partiotion, whichever one I try to select (plenty of free space on all), I get the error message:
"Unable to determine size of installation image. Please verify that the image is still accessible and try again".
I notice each time I click a partition it appears to try to pop up a dialog box/error message (the screen flickers), but it never is visible for more than 1 microsecond.
I tried deleting and recreating the partition, formatting. Nothing seems to work. Get the same error from within the windows install util as with the PE setup util.
Seems plenty of other people have been getting this error.
Any ideas?

"Jack U" wrote in message

"Unable to determine size of installation image. Please verify that the image is still accessible and try again".

I cannot install either, but the error message is different:
"An error occured while copying Setup files onto your local machine. Error code is [80070570]"
It occurs after the progress bar moves by about 5%.
(The December build installs on the same computer without problems).
Has anyone managed to install build 5308 successfully?
-- Regards,
Andrei Belogortseff WinAbility(r) Software Corp. [ http://www.winability.com/ ] "Useful Windows Utilities and Security Software"

I got that too... try copying the contents of the DVD (or extract the ISO) into a folder on the C: drive - that makes life easier. Also if you use Daemon Tools to emulate the DVD as a drive, that might also help. www.daemon-tools.cc
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"Jack U" wrote in message "Unable to determine size of installation image. Please verify that the image is still accessible and try again".
I cannot install either, but the error message is different:
"An error occured while copying Setup files onto your local machine. Error code is [80070570]"
It occurs after the progress bar moves by about 5%.
(The December build installs on the same computer without problems).
Has anyone managed to install build 5308 successfully?
-- Regards,
Andrei Belogortseff WinAbility(r) Software Corp. [ http://www.winability.com/ ] "Useful Windows Utilities and Security Software"

I tried the daemon tools to mount the ISO... made no difference i still got the same message.
I also just tried copying the whole lot to my c: drive, and yet again, got exactly the same error.
im stumped.
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

I got that too... try copying the contents of the DVD (or extract the ISO) into a folder on the C: drive - that makes life easier. Also if you use Daemon Tools to emulate the DVD as a drive, that might also help. www.daemon-tools.cc
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "WinAbility.Com" use-our-web-site-to-contact-us@NOSPAM-winability-NOSPAM.com> wrote in message "Jack U" wrote in message "Unable to determine size of installation image. Please verify that the image is still accessible and try again".
I cannot install either, but the error message is different:
"An error occured while copying Setup files onto your local machine. Error code is [80070570]"
It occurs after the progress bar moves by about 5%.
(The December build installs on the same computer without problems).
Has anyone managed to install build 5308 successfully?
-- Regards,
Andrei Belogortseff WinAbility(r) Software Corp. [ http://www.winability.com/ ] "Useful Windows Utilities and Security Software"

I get the same error. I'm trying to install it on a separate drive.
In other postings I've come across comments about needing a partition with 16GB free - my drive is only a 14GB one and none of my other partitions have 16GB free.
Do you have that much free space on your drives?
Markus
"Jack U" wrote in message

I cannot get 5308 to install.
I have burned the image to a DVD - the disc is fine, i've checked the data integrity etc.
When I go through to the custom install and try to choose my partiotion, whichever one I try to select (plenty of free space on all), I get the error message:
"Unable to determine size of installation image. Please verify that the image is still accessible and try again".
I notice each time I click a partition it appears to try to pop up a dialog box/error message (the screen flickers), but it never is visible for more than 1 microsecond.
I tried deleting and recreating the partition, formatting. Nothing seems to work. Get the same error from within the windows install util as with the PE setup util.
Seems plenty of other people have been getting this error.
Any ideas?

"Markus Lindemann" wrote in message

I get the same error. I'm trying to install it on a separate drive.
In other postings I've come across comments about needing a partition with 16GB free - my drive is only a 14GB one and none of my other partitions have 16GB free.
Do you have that much free space on your drives?

Yes, I tried to install it on a clean 30GB drive.
-- Regards,
Andrei Belogortseff WinAbility(r) Software Corp. [ http://www.winability.com/ ] "Useful Windows Utilities and Security Software"

I've replaced the hard drive with another one, and this time Vista installed OK. Apparently, Vista did not like something about the previous hard drive. Scanning the drive under XP revealed no problems with it. Seems like Vista is much more sensitive to hardware imperfections than XP...
HTH
-- Regards,
Andrei Belogortseff WinAbility(r) Software Corp. [ http://www.winability.com/ ] "Useful Windows Utilities and Security Software"