Vista - installation error

Hi, I'm having problems installing RC1 on my laptop. I'm getting an error
telling me that the install needs to restart because windows cannot
re-initialize the deployment engine. i keep trying it over and over but the
error message keeps coming up before it installs anything. Here are the
specs on my computer:

Gateway m275 laptop
1.8GHz processor
1gb ram
40 GB hard drive, unpartitioned

any help is appreciated

I suggest that you also post this to
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup. The experts on setup
hang out there.

"getchel21" <getchel21@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, I'm having problems installing RC1 on my laptop. I'm getting an error
> telling me that the install needs to restart because windows cannot
> re-initialize the deployment engine. i keep trying it over and over but
> the
> error message keeps coming up before it installs anything. Here are the
> specs on my computer:
>
> Gateway m275 laptop
> 1.8GHz processor
> 1gb ram
> 40 GB hard drive, unpartitioned
>
> any help is appreciated
>

How much free space is there?

--
Best of Luck,

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

"getchel21" <getchel21@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A2194B6-5AF6-479A-AEC9-150BDEBC7B79@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I'm having problems installing RC1 on my laptop. I'm getting an error
> telling me that the install needs to restart because windows cannot
> re-initialize the deployment engine. i keep trying it over and over but
> the
> error message keeps coming up before it installs anything. Here are the
> specs on my computer:
>
> Gateway m275 laptop
> 1.8GHz processor
> 1gb ram
> 40 GB hard drive, unpartitioned
>
> any help is appreciated
>

Getchel--

This error sounds an awful lot like what Rick Rodgers suggested, but in
checking your space, make sure that you have at least 350GB of free space on
the C:\ drive if you are installing to another drive on your HD and enough
space on the target drive you are using for setup.

Outside that, the most common reason for problems with Vista setup is the
integrity of the burn.

Of course if you are using a DVD MSFT sent you, then a burn problem would be
ruled out.

CH


"getchel21" <getchel21@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A2194B6-5AF6-479A-AEC9-150BDEBC7B79@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I'm having problems installing RC1 on my laptop. I'm getting an error
> telling me that the install needs to restart because windows cannot
> re-initialize the deployment engine. i keep trying it over and over but
> the
> error message keeps coming up before it installs anything. Here are the
> specs on my computer:
>
> Gateway m275 laptop
> 1.8GHz processor
> 1gb ram
> 40 GB hard drive, unpartitioned
>
> any help is appreciated
>

I actually formatted the hard drive so the whole thing is free and
unpartitioned, and I am using the dvd that microsoft sent me

"Chad Harris" wrote:

> Getchel--
>
> This error sounds an awful lot like what Rick Rodgers suggested, but in
> checking your space, make sure that you have at least 350GB of free space on
> the C:\ drive if you are installing to another drive on your HD and enough
> space on the target drive you are using for setup.
>
> Outside that, the most common reason for problems with Vista setup is the
> integrity of the burn.
>
> Of course if you are using a DVD MSFT sent you, then a burn problem would be
> ruled out.
>
> CH
>
>
> "getchel21" <getchel21@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8A2194B6-5AF6-479A-AEC9-150BDEBC7B79@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, I'm having problems installing RC1 on my laptop. I'm getting an error
> > telling me that the install needs to restart because windows cannot
> > re-initialize the deployment engine. i keep trying it over and over but
> > the
> > error message keeps coming up before it installs anything. Here are the
> > specs on my computer:
> >
> > Gateway m275 laptop
> > 1.8GHz processor
> > 1gb ram
> > 40 GB hard drive, unpartitioned
> >
> > any help is appreciated
> >
>
>