cannot install vista

If I try from XP SP2 Vista asks for license then goes to next screen and says not a valid windows image file. If I try doing a cold install after putting in license number ger " Setup failed to open the Windows image file." donloaded Vista twice both ISOs to two DVDs and get same response.

The error message you received indicates some kind of file copy problem. This could be attributed to an I/O error, a bad DVD burn, or bad download of the ISO. If you experience this problem again, we recommend redownloading the ISO and/or reburning the DVD at the slowest possible speed. If that does not solve this problem, you might try virtual DVD software (available on the internet) or copying all the setup files to a flat share and then running setup from there."
You may as well want to CRC check your downloaded ISO before redownloading it. If the CRC check indicates a "good" download, try reburning at the slowest speed possible. If the CRC check indicates a corrupt image, redownload and then reburn @slowest speed. -- -- 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
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If I try from XP SP2 Vista asks for license then goes to next screen and says not a valid windows image file. If I try doing a cold install after putting in license number ger " Setup failed to open the Windows image file." donloaded Vista twice both ISOs to two DVDs and get same response.