If I cast my mind back (what's left of it), I recall an error which used to occur if service pack 3 was installed. Pinnacle issued a small fix but your chances of getting that now are remote. However I do not think that is your problem.

Code 0x80070017 does not give a specific error. To get an idea of what it means you need to google it and compare it with the problems that other people have had. Almost without exception it has concerned the installation of an OS. If there is anything common with your problem it is that some had the error when unpacking the Windows files prior to installation. This is similar to you getting the error soon after trying to install. I suggest you google the error but keep what has just been said in mind.

For starters, I suggest making sure the installation disc is clean and free from scratches. If you have children, be sure to remove all signs of jam, chocolate and ice cream. Beach sand in particular does not agree with rotating discs.

Copy the disc to a hard drive and try installing from there.

Thanks David,

Again you have helped me out.  What if I tried removing service pack 3?

 Arch 

If service pack 3 was the problem I think it would have come up with something like " You need to install Service Pack 2".

If installing from the hard disc doesn't work then you need to google to find other possible reasons. I'm doing something else ATM.

If I cast my mind back (what's left of it), I recall an error which used to occur if service pack 3 was installed. Pinnacle issued a small fix but your chances of getting that now are remote. However I do not think that is your problem.

That was for Uninstalling S10 & 11 after XPSP3 was Installed, David.

The Fix for S10 was to Insert S10 Program Disk or Run the Downloaded welcome/setup.exe file & Select the Uninstall Option. S10 also had an Uninstall S10 option in Start / All Programs / Studio 10.

There was an FAQ Download Fix for S11. However, that's not the OP's problem. But worth mentioning Justin Case

I may not be completely sure but believe the cause might be the microsoft windows updates (NET Frameworks) that may be causing this problems and some other updates too. I have had similar problems with earlier versions of Studio 11 when I made the updates from microsoft. I don't believe SP3 may be causing this problems at all.