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exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

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exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

Could you tell us how you are are launching setup? Is it from the DVD ROM, Virtual Drive? Did you boot from the DVD or launch setup from within XP. Is this a clean install or upgrade. What is your system specs? You could try extracting the contents of the ISO to a folder, launch setup from there, if you are installing on a logical partition. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"hegemon" wrote in message

exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

I had the same issue, I am installing a fresh copy on a compaq presario v2000 an AMD turion 64 processor 512 ram 80 gb hdd was installing from a dvd
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

Could you tell us how you are are launching setup? Is it from the DVD ROM, Virtual Drive? Did you boot from the DVD or launch setup from within XP. Is this a clean install or upgrade. What is your system specs? You could try extracting the contents of the ISO to a folder, launch setup from there, if you are installing on a logical partition. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"hegemon" wrote in message exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

I'm gaving the same problem ... I'm running the installer (booting from DVD), I'm not changing any language preferences, than selecting install button ... after that I see "the exception unknown softare exception (0xe0000100) occured in the application at location 0x776b4b98" I'm using clean install ony my athlon x64 3000+ , 512 RAM ...
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

Could you tell us how you are are launching setup? Is it from the DVD ROM, Virtual Drive? Did you boot from the DVD or launch setup from within XP. Is this a clean install or upgrade. What is your system specs? You could try extracting the contents of the ISO to a folder, launch setup from there, if you are installing on a logical partition. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"hegemon" wrote in message exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

I've checked md5 checksum of "vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x64fre_client-LB2CxFRE_EN_DVD.iso" with "FileCheckMD5 version 0.2.1.10" and it is 807b14e3861896d0b0cb309aac02bcfb
is it correct?
"migi" wrote:

I'm gaving the same problem ... I'm running the installer (booting from DVD), I'm not changing any language preferences, than selecting install button ... after that I see "the exception unknown softare exception (0xe0000100) occured in the application at location 0x776b4b98" I'm using clean install ony my athlon x64 3000+ , 512 RAM ...
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
Could you tell us how you are are launching setup? Is it from the DVD ROM, Virtual Drive? Did you boot from the DVD or launch setup from within XP. Is this a clean install or upgrade. What is your system specs? You could try extracting the contents of the ISO to a folder, launch setup from there, if you are installing on a logical partition. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"hegemon" wrote in message exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

I gave up with the x64 version im now running x86 just fine for the most part... it would be really nice to get x64 to work.
"migi" wrote:

I've checked md5 checksum of "vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x64fre_client-LB2CxFRE_EN_DVD.iso" with "FileCheckMD5 version 0.2.1.10" and it is 807b14e3861896d0b0cb309aac02bcfb
is it correct?
"migi" wrote:
I'm gaving the same problem ... I'm running the installer (booting from DVD), I'm not changing any language preferences, than selecting install button ... after that I see "the exception unknown softare exception (0xe0000100) occured in the application at location 0x776b4b98" I'm using clean install ony my athlon x64 3000+ , 512 RAM ...
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
Could you tell us how you are are launching setup? Is it from the DVD ROM, Virtual Drive? Did you boot from the DVD or launch setup from within XP. Is this a clean install or upgrade. What is your system specs? You could try extracting the contents of the ISO to a folder, launch setup from there, if you are installing on a logical partition. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"hegemon" wrote in message exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

Still getting the error. I've redownloaded AND reburned the DVD at 1x, still getting the error. Driving me insane. I frankly don't care about the x86 version; if I wanted an x86 OS, I'd just run windows XP. I wanted to try the 64-bit Vista.
If it's of interest, I'm using a V2000z as well. Maybe there's a common problem, here.
Turion64, ML-37 (2.0ghz)
"hegemon" wrote:

exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

Migi:
From the link in Zack Whittaker's post above: http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.php?getstarted
the MD5 Value for the 64 bit iso is: E43502D0A15EADD551119D5639859E04
This is the same value I got for the iso I downloaded, and I am having the same installation issue.
"migi" wrote:

I've checked md5 checksum of "vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x64fre_client-LB2CxFRE_EN_DVD.iso" with "FileCheckMD5 version 0.2.1.10" and it is 807b14e3861896d0b0cb309aac02bcfb
is it correct?
"migi" wrote:
I'm gaving the same problem ... I'm running the installer (booting from DVD), I'm not changing any language preferences, than selecting install button ... after that I see "the exception unknown softare exception (0xe0000100) occured in the application at location 0x776b4b98" I'm using clean install ony my athlon x64 3000+ , 512 RAM ...
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
Could you tell us how you are are launching setup? Is it from the DVD ROM, Virtual Drive? Did you boot from the DVD or launch setup from within XP. Is this a clean install or upgrade. What is your system specs? You could try extracting the contents of the ISO to a folder, launch setup from there, if you are installing on a logical partition. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"hegemon" wrote in message exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

I'm also getting the same error on a brand new PC that has the "vista compatible" sticker on it. 3.07 Celeron D 346, 512 MB RAM, 120gb hdd. I am trying to install the 64-bit version -> boot up from DVD burned at 2.4x.
"hegemon" wrote:

Still getting the error. I've redownloaded AND reburned the DVD at 1x, still getting the error. Driving me insane. I frankly don't care about the x86 version; if I wanted an x86 OS, I'd just run windows XP. I wanted to try the 64-bit Vista.
If it's of interest, I'm using a V2000z as well. Maybe there's a common problem, here.
Turion64, ML-37 (2.0ghz)
"hegemon" wrote:
exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

I got another checksum... maybe because of the german version???
vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x64fre_client-LB2CxFRE_DE_DVD.iso
the checksum is
c9317d798d190dd03948c411d81b6589
Arno
"Dalton" wrote:

Migi:
From the link in Zack Whittaker's post above: http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.php?getstarted
the MD5 Value for the 64 bit iso is: E43502D0A15EADD551119D5639859E04
This is the same value I got for the iso I downloaded, and I am having the same installation issue.
"migi" wrote:
I've checked md5 checksum of "vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x64fre_client-LB2CxFRE_EN_DVD.iso" with "FileCheckMD5 version 0.2.1.10" and it is 807b14e3861896d0b0cb309aac02bcfb
is it correct?
"migi" wrote:
I'm gaving the same problem ... I'm running the installer (booting from DVD), I'm not changing any language preferences, than selecting install button ... after that I see "the exception unknown softare exception (0xe0000100) occured in the application at location 0x776b4b98" I'm using clean install ony my athlon x64 3000+ , 512 RAM ...
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
Could you tell us how you are are launching setup? Is it from the DVD ROM, Virtual Drive? Did you boot from the DVD or launch setup from within XP. Is this a clean install or upgrade. What is your system specs? You could try extracting the contents of the ISO to a folder, launch setup from there, if you are installing on a logical partition. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"hegemon" wrote in message exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

Hello. I also have a brand new Compaq Presario V2570NR w/ a Turion 64 processor, 512 ram, and 60 gig hard drive. It will not install Windows Vista for some odd reason. It goes to the please wait screen then gives me an error stating : " The exception unknown software exception (0xe0000100) occured in the application at location 0x779e4b98 .... do any of you know what is going on? I have reburned the dvd rom 3x thinkin perhaps my disks were crap, but they are not b/c it worked on a amd 64 desktop.
"Tom555" wrote:

I'm also getting the same error on a brand new PC that has the "vista compatible" sticker on it. 3.07 Celeron D 346, 512 MB RAM, 120gb hdd. I am trying to install the 64-bit version -> boot up from DVD burned at 2.4x.
"hegemon" wrote:
Still getting the error. I've redownloaded AND reburned the DVD at 1x, still getting the error. Driving me insane. I frankly don't care about the x86 version; if I wanted an x86 OS, I'd just run windows XP. I wanted to try the 64-bit Vista.
If it's of interest, I'm using a V2000z as well. Maybe there's a common problem, here.
Turion64, ML-37 (2.0ghz)
"hegemon" wrote:
exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

"Tom555" wrote:

I'm also getting the same error on a brand new PC that has the "vista compatible" sticker on it. 3.07 Celeron D 346, 512 MB RAM, 120gb hdd. I am trying to install the 64-bit version -> boot up from DVD burned at 2.4x.
"hegemon" wrote:
Still getting the error. I've redownloaded AND reburned the DVD at 1x, still getting the error. Driving me insane. I frankly don't care about the x86 version; if I wanted an x86 OS, I'd just run windows XP. I wanted to try the 64-bit Vista.
If it's of interest, I'm using a V2000z as well. Maybe there's a common problem, here.
Turion64, ML-37 (2.0ghz)
"hegemon" wrote:
exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100

Sadly I too am having this mysterious error on my computer when trying to boot from the disk :-( !
I have a: eMachines T6212 AMD athalon 64 3200+ 512 Mb Ram 160 GBs

I too had this problem with my Presario V2424NR (V2000 series) I succesfully installed 64bit Vista Build 5384 by entering into my BIOS setting (ESC) during boot-up and setting Video Memory to 32MB. Anything more and I would get the dreaded exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100. My system config:
Compaq Presario V2424NR (V2000) AMD ML-34 64bit 1800 512 MB RAM 32MB Shared video memory 100 GB HD Clean install of Vista Beta 2 Build 5384
JMM
"JJD" wrote

I had the same issue, I am installing a fresh copy on a compaq presario v2000 an AMD turion 64 processor 512 ram 80 gb hdd was installing from a dvd
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
Could you tell us how you are are launching setup? Is it from the DVD ROM, Virtual Drive? Did you boot from the DVD or launch setup from within XP. Is this a clean install or upgrade. What is your system specs? You could try extracting the contents of the ISO to a folder, launch setup from there, if you are installing on a logical partition. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"hegemon" wrote in message exception unknown software exception 0xe0000100