Bootcamp: "Could not partition Windows 7, An unexpected error occurred"

Bootcamp keeps giving me an error when I try to partition sapce for Windows 7 (x64). When I set the space for Windows and hit "Install," it installs for about a fifth of the way before it gives me an error message.  Any help would be appreciated as I really need this Windows partition to run certain programs.  Thanks in advance

Tips I received so far (thanks to A-Mac via Twitter http://www.a-mac.nl and Remco Kalf http://www.remcokalf.nl/)
- make sure you have at least 10% of your harddisk in free space (I had only 5%).
- do a PRAM-reset (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379)
- perform a hardware test (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509)
- make a complete backup (with for example Carbone Clone Copier, see http://www.bombich.com/)
- after complete backup: use diskwarrior (boot from Diskwarrior DVD, first perform diagnostics, then perform "Rebuild" which rebuilds your file directory).
So far I only cleared up some space on my HD, and already the problem occurs less.
Still, I will go through the other tips too.
(will post progress)

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