flash and reader wont install help please

[BAD9eR]

Hi , never posted  on a forum so be gentle

neither flash or reader x will install , it gets to 50 percent then gives a generic fail message ( flash encounterd problems andthen  just stops)

im using an old

p4 2.4

gigabyte 8ipe100 mobo

ac 97 sound

ati radeon 9800 pro

windows xp pro 32 bit

the latest firefox browser

was trying to install the latest flash player from the main adobe website

any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanxs in advance

[Carl_E__Myers_Jr_]

How do I do a clean install of Flash Player?

Use the stand alone installers not the online installer.

[pwillener]

For Adobe Reader, use the installer from http://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise/

If that does not resolve your problem, please post in the Adobe Reader forum.