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Windows Vista Error 80070241 - Installing Vista

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by Alpha_and_Omega, 2006/08/16.

  1. 2006/08/16
    Alpha_and_Omega

    Alpha_and_Omega Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I've been trying to install Vista for about the last week on a brand new 120 gig maxtor drive however I keep getting somewhere around 60% of the way installed when I get an error that reads "An error occured while copying setup files onto your local machine Error Code [80070241]....

    I have Vista on actual disks from MicroSoft so it wasn't a bad download... and I have had it installed before on a different Hard drive (also a maxtor) and the installation went fine, but as you might know the hd didn't survive.....

    Does anyone know what this error is? I've looked everywhere for info on it and a way around it but all I can find is many people asking what the error is etc.... but no fix for it...

    My system does meet the requirements for vista....
     
  2. 2006/08/17
    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    Google the phrase Error Code [80070241] and you'll see you aren't alone.
     

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  4. 2006/08/17
    Arie

    Arie Administrator Administrator Staff

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    From Microsoft:

    Another response from MS:

     
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  5. 2006/08/20
    Alpha_and_Omega

    Alpha_and_Omega Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I just guessing but could this possibly be a memory problem? Vista is suppose to require 512 megs and the system it was being installed to has just over that.....
     
  6. 2006/08/20
    Arie

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    No.
     
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