When you try to install a new hardware device in Windows Vista, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:

Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device. Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install it. Device_Name

Because of this problem, you cannot install the drivers for the new hardware device.

When you try to install a program on a Windows Vista-based computer by using the Install a program from the network item in Control Panel, you may receive an error message that resembles the following

Fatal error during installation

Additionally, if you have Windows Installer logging enabled, you notice, in the Windows Installer log file, that Windows Installer tries to access the following folder:

\\SERVER-SHARE\COMPUTER_NAME$\cached\appdata(roaming)

Note: SERVER-SHARE is a placeholder for the actual server share name. COMPUTER_NAME is a placeholder for the actual computer name.

The information in this article applies to the following configuration(s):

• Intel975
• nForce590
• Radeonâ„¢ X1950 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1600 series
• Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
• Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows XP Home Edition
• Windows XP Media Center Edition
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Symptoms:
Performing either a custom or express install of the display driver may result in the system failing to respond and the installation of the driver failing. This issue is known to occur when using a system containing an Intel975 and nForce590

When you try to install updates on a Windows Vista-based computer by using Windows Update, you may receive the following error message:

Code 8007000b

In Windows Vista, an application that is packaged by a version of InstallShield that is earlier than InstallShield 12 cannot be installed under the system account context.

When you attempt to install Adobe Creative Suite 3, you see the error message, “The Installer Database is corrupt. Please Contact Adobe Customer Service if this problem continues.”

When you try to install Windows Vista, you may receive the following error message:

Windows is unable to find a system volume which meets its criteria for installation.

You experience this symptom if the following conditions are true:

• In the BIOS, a universal serial bus (USB) removable device is set as the start device, or the USB removable device is set to a higher priority than the first hard disk drive in the start order.
• You attach a non-bootable USB device to a USB port before you start the computer.
• You try to install Windows Vista from DVD installation media.

When you try to install the Microsoft Exchange Best Practices Analyzer on a Windows Vista-based computer, you receive the following error message:

There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.

Additionally, an event that resembles the following is logged in the Application log:

Log Name: Application
Source: MsiInstaller
Event ID: 11721
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
Description:
Product: Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool — Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action: CA_INSTALL_HBA, location: Drive:\Program Files\ExBPA\Support\hbains.exe, command: /install-schema-noeula-quiet

You install Windows Vista and then restart the computer. An event that resembles the following is logged in the Application event log on a Windows Vista-based computer:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: ESENT
Event ID: 215
Description:
WinMail (3924) WindowsMail0: The backup has been stopped because it was halted by the client or the connection with the client failed.

When you install Adobe Creative Suite 3 or individual Creative Suite 3 applications, you get the error message, “Some problems occurred during installation” and that “Component install failed” or “Shared components failed to install”.