windows xp can't find administration tools

[ocean]

Okay I need serious help....

I've got a pretty new machine running windows xp that was upgraded from win 2000 and when it's boots, I get a message saying that it can't find data1.cab. I've repaired the xp installation, but the same thing happens. I've tried to install norton antivirus, and a few other programs, but everytime I do, it gets half way through the installation and says, "Windows can't find administrative tools/all users" and quits the installation.... I am using an administrator's account, so that's not the problem.

If anyone knows what's going on, PLEASE let me know.....

[ShawnD1]

Are you overclocking?
If you overclock the CPU too high, Windows will start to give errors about missing files.


Maybe you should just reinstall; things just go fugged sometimes. One time, a bunch of my Windows XP services just disappeared. Don't know what happened to them but formatting and reinstalling was the only option.

[ocean]

nope, it's not overclocked at all