Installation problem Status: 0xc00000e9

Hi,

Yesterday I tried reinstalling Windows 7 on my laptop, without any success unfortunately : /.

So this is my problem:

When I boot from the installation DVD at the very beginning when windows says it's loading files I get an error message

Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your computer.

This error can be caused by unplugging a removable storage device such as an external USB drive while the device is in use, or by faulty hardware such as a hard drive or CD-Rom drive that is failing. Make sure any removable storage is properly connected then restart your computer.

If you continue to receive this error message, contact the hardware manufacturer.

Status: 0xc00000e9
Info: an unexpected I/O error has occured

However, there were no USB devices connected at anytime of the installation.

What I've tried:

• I disabled the USB devices in the BIOS

What I've checked:

• I used seatools to check for any errors on my hard drive. There were none.
• I ran a memtest check. No errors either

My suspicion:

• I think I will need to unplug my cd/dvd drive and try installing windows with a usb drive. However, I'd like to avoid that because unplugging my laptop's cd drive is gonna be a real pain in the a**

Misc:

• I used the same installation cd to install windows 7 on another laptop the day before.
• I use to have windows vista on my computer but installed windows 7 five months ago
• I tried installing windows xp and also got a strange error (not the sata drive one)

If you could either confirm my suspicions or help me find what the real problem is I would be truly grateful :)

Laptop: Asus U81a

Thanx in advance,
Benjamin :)

Thank you for you quick response
I should have a debian live cd lying somewhere at my place. I'm gonna try that right away

And yes it does have integrated wireless and a card reader. I'm gonna try disabling those later.

So I could perfectly boot from the live cd.
And I tried disabling everything that I could disable in the bios (only my SATA interface is activated)
and still nothing : /

Thank you for your time

I know I don't get it either
I'll just install a Linux distrib instead

Thanks a lot for your help,
Benjamin