Nightmare Error: 0x80070570 Vista upgrade to Win 7

[Techbee]

Hello Guys

I have a PC that needs upgrading from Vista Home Basic to Windows 7 home premium. Everytime I run the upgrade I am getting the error code: 0x80070570.
‘Windows cannot install the 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’.
The error usually happens when the installation has got to the stage of 'Expanding Windows File'. From then if I click ok it rolls back the installation and goes back to Vista.
I have researched this error code and and what I have gathered is the error is to do with 'updates'. I have done all the updates on the VISTA OS before running an upgrade but the error still persists.
I have gone to clear the latest to directories in the downloaded updates folder, and the error still persists.
I have also tried using different installation medias ie through USB, DVD, Network and from file on the PC.

PC specs:
Manufacturer: Zoostorm
Processor: Intel Celeron E3300 @2.50GHz 2.50GHz
RAM: 1GB
32 Bit OS

Please help.

Many thanks.

 

[4ycr]

Is your windows 7 32 or 64 bit? could your original windows 7 source be corrupt and is the computer hard drive okay?

Can you put a blank hard drive in and perform a clean install?

 

[Techbee]

Is your windows 7 32 or 64 bit? could your original windows 7 source be corrupt and is the computer hard drive okay?

Can you put a blank hard drive in and perform a clean install?

Thanks for your reply. The hard drive seems ok, the windows 7 is not corrupt. I am going to try a new HDD and see if that will solve the problem.

Thanks

 

[easytechnician]

Windows is very good at finding all of the little hidden problems. It is usually caused by a hard drive that is weak but perhaps not all the way bad, or bad in a way that is not easily detectable by most software testing programs. Many times programs will find a drive completely fine when there are slow downs or minor cluster corruption. Have you tried using chkdsk on the hard drive, perhaps an sfc as well.

There may even be heating failure issues going on as a windows install is infamous at heating up a system more than it does under normal conditions. Of course I should ask is this a laptop or desktop we are talking about? Of course I should ask is this a desktop or I am assuming a laptop in which case a thermal problem is very likely, especially if it hasn't been opened and cleaned out as it sounds like it has a little age to it. Rethermal pasting the CPU may help if this is the case along with a blowing out.

Using a stress test program and putting the processor at 100% and ramping up the hard drive usage from an extended test would be good too...if there is a heavy usage causing thermal problem it may force it to show up even in vista.

Then there is the memory issue as well, running mem386 would be a good way to eliminate that variable.

As 4ycr said, making sure it is 32 bit to 32 bit is also a good idea.

Hope this helps, like I said a computer under full load will show problems that otherwise seem fine the controller board on the hard drive or cd-rom may even be fine until things heat up and then inexplicably or randomly fail. If it is a desktop take the side panel off and point a desk fan to it as it begins the install though I don't think that is the issue, I am more inclined to look at the processor or memory failing under a load.

 

[ShinyTech]

Have you tried doing the upgrade as a fresh install or using the windows 7 upgrade advisor that scans the system for anything that might cause issues during the upgrade?

Another thing you might want to look into is the vista version may have to be the same as the upgrade so basic might not work for home premium.

 

[AndyM]

First things first - ALWAYS make sure that you uninstall ANY anti virus when performing an upgrade! Once Windows 7 is installed, re-install the AV software.

Secondly.... try a different optical drive. I had a recent situation with a Linux CD where the boot loader would run fine, but the program installation would come back with errors and would not install the OS onto the machine. Changed the optical drive for a newer model and it solved the problems.

Also, it will be worthwhile using D7 to run through the system and check it.

 

[johnrobert]

Celeron, 1 gig ram, Vista, I bet it ran like a lame dog.

I would not entertain doing an upgrade for a minute.
Time you have spent already you could have done it

 

[Rob_NNCC]

I agree on lame system specs as it is not worth it.

Also, did you test the HDD, run a chkdsk and run a memory test?