XP and program install

[DaveG]

I have recently done a clean install of XP Professional. Everything went to plan so I believed. The HDD formatted as NTFS. When I try and install some software, I find that the installation will not progress past the PC findingthe CD. No installation program commences etc. The latest I tried to install was Quicken (new version). I can read the disk through explorer but the installation will not run. When I look at the file (install) it indicates a
16bit file. Would this be the problem?
Has any one had this problem or an idea how to rectify. I have a little knowledge but am stumped on how to fix it other than
reformatting at fat32.
Regards
Dave

 

[Twink]

make sure the security permissions are set to allow you to write to that directory

 

[DaveG]

thanks - there are no security permissions for what I want (or I can't find them). I am trying to run a setup file from an application CD for a new program.