XP Sp1

it could be that ther windows installer utility is corrupted.

Is there a better version of windows installer?

ummmm....yeah its in SP1

And if I'm unable to install Sp1 to get the new installer?

LoL. Quite a mess!

A second-to-last ditch idea.. But perhaps try to "repair" your XP installation by booting from the CD and following the install process. You probably know the drill.

You can also slip-stream SP1 into your Windws XP CD and build a new one.. You can upgrade to SP1 from the XP installation, rather than trying to install it from Windows. If you need more information on slip streaming, I'll be happy to help you out. There's a wealth of info on the internet though.

Other than that, waiting for SP2 might be an option as well as formatting (Don't give up yet, though!).

If you are feeling particularly daring:
http://www.techconnect.ws/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=954

You can download the latest SP2 beta. And maybe.. just MAYBE this will install properly.

The login is:

Name: aaaaah
Pass: aaaaah

same for me with managed direct x

but, it's installed

How do I do the slip streaming thing?

The best guide I have seen and have used sucessfully is here. the top three articles are the same choose which burning program you have to make the disk with (Nero or Easy CD)

http://www.tacktech.com/topranked.cfm

Although I recommend making a XP w/SP1 CD for the future, you do not HAVE to do this. Slipstreaming SP1 AND making the CD bootable can be difficult, depending how adept you are with burning CDs and what software you have access to.

Alternatively, you can make a folder on your hard disk, copy the files from your XP CD and slipstream SP1 into it. You may then install it from the folder and "upgrade" your Windows through the win32 setup.

Slip-streaming SP1 and installing XP from your hard disk

To keep things simple, here's what you'll need.

• • Network installation package of SP1 (about 130mb)
  • Windows XP CD
  • Create the following folder: C:\XPSP1
  

1.) Copy your entire XP CD to C:\XPSP1. If the directory does not exist, create it.

2.) Copy / Move SP1 (Should be named: xpsp1a_en_x86.exe to C:\ . If it is not named xpsp1a_en_x86.exe, please rename it to this.

3.) [Start / Run] Type in C:\xpsp1_en_x86.exe -s:C:\XPSP1\i386. (Feel free to copy and paste!) This should slipstream the files you have copied from the CD from no-SP to SP-1

4.) Run the setup program in C:\XPSP1 and begin the Windows XP installation... It should prompt you to "Upgrade Windows" after a couple of screens.


If this does not work for you (for example, the installation does not begin), then you may make a CD and this is pretty much as failsafe as it is going to get. Pulling out all the stops here....

I'd give you directions on how to make a CD, but I think that link given above covers pretty much everything. If you need any more help, please do ask!