Installing Boot Camp setup.exe

Hey there. I have a rMBP that I just used to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. The installation went without a hitch, however, I am unable to install the Boot Camp software and thus, cannot install any of the drivers. When I go into WindowsSupport > setup.exe, I get the following error:
The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.
I've tried re-downloading the Boot Camp software onto a completely different USB stick to no avail. Can anyone provide advice? Thanks much...

Thanks folks. I found out my problem. I installed Windows on a 40GB partition and had only 1GB left and thought, "before I install stuff, I had better open up some room on this partition" and went on with disabling a ton of Windows componens / services. Turns out my problem was disabling .NET 3.5. I reenabled it and the drivers worked fine.

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