Setup Init Error When Installing SQL Server 2k Enterprise, Plz Help

hi,

i'm running win2k sp4 on a 2.4Ghz P4 with 512M ram and 1.5 gigs freespace on my harddrive (more than enough for the sql server client).

i insert the cd and start up the installer. i then get the splash screen, click on "SQL Server 2000 Components", then on "Install Database Server". Then the splash screen disappears and nothing happens for a while (sometimes a really long while). Then an error message pops up saying:

Setup initialization error.
<some message>

Source: 'E:<some source>'
Target: 'C:WINNTTEMPSqlSetup<some target>'

where <some message> is a differing message. sometimes it's "The data is invalid", sometimes a cycle redundancy check error, sometimes a inpage error...

<some source> is one of the files on the sql server cd, and this also differs most of the time.
<some target> is the corresponding <some source> in the sql server setup's temp dir.

as well, if i restart my computer and try starting the installer after windows has started up (well, at least all of the sys tray icons have loaded) i usually get an error message saying something about "msetup" having an error and being shut down. it also mentions that there is some log file which is created, but i'm not sure where it's located or what it's called.

i have also noticed that some process called " wowexec.exe" is starts up when the installer does, and keeps running after the installer (setupsql.exe) crashes. i am also unable to end the " wowexec.exe" process and process tree.

i don't think there's anything wrong with the cd, since it looks like it works file on other pc's. any idea what may be wrong?

i would really appreciate any help in fixing this. i really need to get the sql server 2k client installed (particularly the enterprise manager).

tia