Error message: "Invoke or BeginInvoke cannot be called on a control until the window handle has been created" when Installing SQL Server 2008

Applies to: SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7/Server 2008 R2
Error message:

Invoke or BeginInvoke cannot be called on a control until the window handle has been created.
(as described in Microsoft KB article 975055)

Workaround:

"Generally, if you just rerun it won't hit the issue again." (Source)