An installation step failed! Can't install Kali linux 2016.2 64bit in VMware.

I'm getting an error while trying to install Kali Linux 2016.2 64 Bit in my VMware machine. please help!


I've downloaded kali-linux-2016.2-amd64.iso torrent from kali linux's official website www.kali.org/downloads/

I've created Virtual machine by selecting Linux > Debian 8.x 64-Bit

I Gave Virtual Machine 30.00 GB Hard drive space and 2.00 GB Ram.

1.0 Booted up the iso and selected Graphical Install

2.0 After Completing few step then I came up to Partition Disks step.

3.0 I've selected "Guided - use entire disk" then clicked continue.

4.0 Then I select the Hard disk and clicked continue

5.0 In Partitioning scheme I've selected "All files in one partition (recommended for new users)"

6.0 Then the following message came -

The following partitions are going to be formatted:
partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sda) as ext4
partition #5 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sda) as swap
write changes to disks?
yes or no

I selected yes. and clicked continue and installation was going well.

7.0 But after a few moment kali linux installation stucked and showed me an error as stated below-

"An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step is: Install the system"

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See the screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/GPklG37.png

if I click continue then after a few while the error reappear. I tried a lot of time to fresh install but failed every-time, I seriously need help.

My System:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M430 @2.27GHz
Ram: 8.00 GB
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit 6.1.7601, Service Pack 1

My VMware:

Version: 12.1.0 build-3272444 (64Bit)

Not sure if your bases covered, so i'm not trying to insult when I say this. You have windows installed in your VM first, THEN installing linux, right?

That error could be caused from several things going wrong, but mostly it's usually a space/hardware issue. Have you tried booting it up live first via USB or CD?