vista install won t even get started winsetup dll

I boot off the DVD, and get the "Install Now" page, but when I click it, I get a message box with "The file WinSetup.dll could not be loaded or is corrupt. Setup cannot continue. Error code is [1114] I've gotten a few different error codes in that same box, but with the same error message.. This is an old A31 Thinkpad, the DVD has worked for other desktops.. any suggestions?

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I boot off the DVD, and get the "Install Now" page, but when I click it, I get a message box with "The file WinSetup.dll could not be loaded or is corrupt. Setup cannot continue. Error code is [1114] I've gotten a few different error codes in that same box, but with the same error message.. This is an old A31 Thinkpad, the DVD has worked for other desktops.. any suggestions?

Got the same error. Increasing my memory to 768 MB did the trick for me. -- Heloise
"aeycue" wrote:

I boot off the DVD, and get the "Install Now" page, but when I click it, I get a message box with "The file WinSetup.dll could not be loaded or is corrupt. Setup cannot continue. Error code is [1114] I've gotten a few different error codes in that same box, but with the same error message.. This is an old A31 Thinkpad, the DVD has worked for other desktops.. any suggestions?

turns out the old beast only had 256mb of Ram! I was able to install it from within XP, however.. It's quite slow, though... :)
Thanks for the suggestions..


"Heloise" wrote:

Got the same error. Increasing my memory to 768 MB did the trick for me. -- Heloise
"aeycue" wrote:
I boot off the DVD, and get the "Install Now" page, but when I click it, I get a message box with "The file WinSetup.dll could not be loaded or is corrupt. Setup cannot continue. Error code is [1114] I've gotten a few different error codes in that same box, but with the same error message.. This is an old A31 Thinkpad, the DVD has worked for other desktops.. any suggestions?