Cannot Extract to hard drive

Hi Toasinger,

Do you want to add me to MSN? I will troubleshoot the problem with you. I'm
in China with slow internet access. It took 4 days to download this file. I'm
not up for doing it again. I really want to get it solved now please.

David


"toasinger" wrote:

> Hey I actually work in microsoft tech support and I'm really interested in
> getting this issue resolved. Is anyone online right now with this problem so
> that maybe we can try troubleshooting a few ideas?

I tried everything you said. Nothing worked. Same error message.

"toasinger" wrote:

> Well I have been reading this from it's blogspot:
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmarketplace/
>
> After all of the files are downloaded, you can launch VistaSetupPrep.exe (or
> simply click the "Install" button in the digital locker assistant).
> VistaSetupPrep.exe then extracts the 500+ files compressed inside it and
> links the .wim files into into a folder called "Vista". The end result is
> that the Vista folder is a replica of the Windows Vista DVD. Before
> VistaSetupPrep.exe exits, it launches the setup.exe in the Vista folder and
> Windows Vista setup starts, just like if you had launched it from DVD.
>
> and the error message :
>
> Cannot extract Windows Vista Setup to your hard drive. Please ensure that
> you can create files and folders in the same folder where VistaSetUpPrep.exe
> was downloaded.
>
> - So one of the first things i've been trying to have people do is turn off
> the read-only access within the folder... I'd also like to check if you have
> read-only selected on any of the 3 files themselves and try turning it off
> for them as well. Can you create a new file in that folder like a new text
> file as a test?
>
> -Also has everyone with this error downloaded it through the browser option?
> or has this been downloaded using the digital locker assistant? Have you
> tried running the install within the digital locker assistant? Rather than
> just double clicking the .exe?
>
> - I know that with vista there's a lot of work that went into DRM or Digital
> Rights Management. Now with cell phones when you put an mp3 on an sd card you
> are not able to use that mp3 as a ring tune. However, if you were to get the
> digital rights packager from the distrubter's site adding DRM forward locking
> and putting that file on your phone allows you to use it as a ring tune. I
> believe we're running into this error because when downloading through the
> browser you do not have the DRM encryption. That it cannot be read as a "ring
> tune" or whatever if that makes sense? However, if you have all downloaded
> this through the digital locker assistant and you get the error when trying
> ti install it from within that... i guess that would throw that idea out the
> window.

Here's the answer...

http://robmensching.com/blog/archive/2007/02/04/The-Windows-Vista-64bi...pgrade-

I think I'm the dude the dude from microsoft was trying to help. It
certainly seems no official resolution has been reached. Has anyone else
tried burning the file to DVD and installing? The Digital Locker Assistant
Website states the files aren't able to be installed that way but was
wondering if anyone had a way around that? Will keep checking. With so many
people having the same issue some solution is bound to come up.

copyboy wrote:
>Hi Toasinger,
>
>Do you want to add me to MSN? I will troubleshoot the problem with you. I'm
>in China with slow internet access. It took 4 days to download this file. I'm
>not up for doing it again. I really want to get it solved now please.
>
>David
>
>> Hey I actually work in microsoft tech support and I'm really interested in
>> getting this issue resolved. Is anyone online right now with this problem so
>> that maybe we can try troubleshooting a few ideas?

Microsoft Guy are you here? Though we've all paid for Microsoft Vista, we're
unable to ask Microsoft support a question without paying $59 because we
can't register or install the software. Having paid money makes us customers
right? Can you come back and reply please?

"jalba" wrote:

> I think I'm the dude the dude from microsoft was trying to help. It
> certainly seems no official resolution has been reached. Has anyone else
> tried burning the file to DVD and installing? The Digital Locker Assistant
> Website states the files aren't able to be installed that way but was
> wondering if anyone had a way around that? Will keep checking. With so many
> people having the same issue some solution is bound to come up.
>
> copyboy wrote:
> >Hi Toasinger,
> >
> >Do you want to add me to MSN? I will troubleshoot the problem with you. I'm
> >in China with slow internet access. It took 4 days to download this file. I'm
> >not up for doing it again. I really want to get it solved now please.
> >
> >David
> >
> >> Hey I actually work in microsoft tech support and I'm really interested in
> >> getting this issue resolved. Is anyone online right now with this problem so
> >> that maybe we can try troubleshooting a few ideas?
>
>

apparently something's wrong with the site your link goes to as it won't load.

I get the same issue as y'all when attempting to upgrade from MCE 2005 to Vista Home Premium 64bit. I even tried installing it from safemode administrator (even though my username has admin rights) and got the same error.

Regarding removing the "read only" flag, I can't get it stay off. After I click read-only off (uncheck it) and apply and tell it apply to all folders and sub-folders I get the same error again and when I click the folders properties it still has read-only checked.

I think that the 64bit version can't be installed from within the 32 environment without a physical cd to do so outside of the current os. I wonder if a physical 64bit cd can be requested from MSFT like it can be if one purchases the product from a store (stupid that the 64 bit cd doesn't come with it in the first place).

After 2 hours on the phone with MSFT they said they'd have someone call me back within 48 hours but I've resolved to simply refund request and will wait and see if MSFT ever ships it in 64 bit.