File is possibly corrupt – Checksum error when installing Win7

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I've just built a new dev server. I am putting Windows 7 on it as I don't have a Server license and just picked up an OEM W7 Pro license.

I am getting the message:
The file is possibly corrupt. The file header checksum does not match the computed checksum.

Has anyone seen this before? Specs are nothing special, but all brand new today – SATA hard drive, IDE DVD reader (this was recycled), 4GB Kingston RAM.

Any ideas on how to get it to boot the DVD?

Best Answer

Has anyone seen this before?

Yes. Broken hardware. Possibly a bad drive or install medium - wherevery ou get the data from. ALso memory errors or soemthing like that is possible.

Any ideas on how to get it to boot the DVD?

Replace it. Broken, scratched, DVD reader issue. Anything like it.

I've just built a new dev server. I am putting Windows 7 on it as I don't have a Server license and just picked up an OEM W7 Pro license.

Use an MSDN license. THe last hing I would ever touch is any OEM license.