Installing Windows 7 on a Dell Inspiron 1530: Error 0x80070570
The error reads: "Windows cannot install required files. The file may be corrupt or missing. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation. Error code: 0x80070570" To troubleshoot this, I tried many different things and became extremely frustrated. Since the error gives a vague hint towards the possibility of file corruption (sarcasm), I immediately assumed that something was wrong with the drive or the disc. I tried burning a new copy (Windows 7 Ultimate x64 edition, BTW) at a slower speed, but that didn't seem to make any difference. Originally, I was just trying to upgrade the machine from Windows Vista, so I checked with the user to see if they would mind if I wiped the disk clean and installed 7 fresh... fortunately, the hard drive was recently replaced and they didn't have much on there anyway (this then made me skeptical about the idea that the drive was bad... although it was still a possibility). I sta