A bad disc caused this issue in my case. When I wiped the disc (with a cloth), everything went fine. Try wiping it too, or try another disc. I assume it couldn't be the case and went nut trying other fixes.
I had an error 0xc00000e9, but was attempting to reinstall using the HP factory DVD I had created. After wiping the disc with a cloth, it is now progressing fine.
My point is that guys, this could be a DISC issue. Try another one before completely giving up.
PS: I didn't mean to resurrect an...