HP Photosmart C7280 installation error- software will not load

though i need to know abt the os platform..

itz probably a problem of faulty/defective ram..this can also b a symptom of faulty/defective of RAM..pen clean/remove carbon & or oxide formed on the teeth with an eraser n resit it..[it'll b more prominent, that if itz cause by ram or not,..if during normal operation, a Blue Screen appears/Memory Dump]
(though, sometimes itz also caused by the m/b)..

check the data cable..

howevr, hv a licensed and UPDATED antivirus installed (i prefer avg/kaspersky, remember, without updation a full version antivirus is useless)..
download, install n run microsoft kb890830..http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en..
download n run Startup Control Panel..http://download.cnet.com/Startup-Control-Panel/3000-2094_4-10039330.html..'remove all the unnecessary startup items from here..(if u can't find what to remove,post me/us in ur comment with all the items listed in each n every tabs herein)..
remove all unnecessary software from add/remove programs..
download, install n run 'Advanced System Care Pro'..http://download.cnet.com/Advanced-SystemCare-Pro/3000-2086_4-10399324.html..
disable the following: a) 'Automatically Restart' right click on my computer->properties->advanced->startup n recovery->(uncheck on the) Automatically Restart; b)'ErrorReporting' right click on my computer->properties->advanced->error reporting->disable error reporting->(uncheck on the) 'but notify me when critical error occur'..
Increase the size of Virtual Memory, Initial: 1440; Maximum: 2880

for professional supervision, contact ur system admin/vendor....