Vista - Windows Setup: setup.exe - Application Error

When trying to install Vista from a cold boot, I get past the entering of the
Product Key and then to the "Which Type Of Installation Do You Want?"
Obviously I choose the Custom (advanced) to install a clean copy of Vista and
then suddenly I get the following error:
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Windows Setup: setup.exe - Application Error
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The exception unknown software exception (0xe0000100)
occured in the application at location 0x77f43f63.
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Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance!

"Adam" <Adam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news987AE87-4F8A-464F-B24E-0BB0AEC53084@microsoft.com...
> When trying to install Vista from a cold boot, I get past the entering of the
> Product Key and then to the "Which Type Of Installation Do You Want?"
> Obviously I choose the Custom (advanced) to install a clean copy of Vista and
> then suddenly I get the following error:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Windows Setup: setup.exe - Application Error
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> The exception unknown software exception (0xe0000100)
> occured in the application at location 0x77f43f63.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance!


I don't know what that error code means- but,
try to install it again. Are you putting Vista on
a separate partition? Please, don't delete your
present OS.

Also, when you go to install Vista, disconnect
any devices (web cams, USB drives, thumb drives)
that you don't absolutely need. Then, once Vista is
installed connect each device and install them one
by one.

-Michael