Clean Reinstall a Factory OEM Windows 7

Not such good news. I am slowly trying to install my programs but cannot get either Xampp or Wamp to install correctly. The Windows updates are driving me potty. After every install one of my few programs fails to start. I need to get either wamp or Xampp up and running soon but can't now even uninstall Xampp. Keeps saying it needs Admin rights so i suppose i will need to enable the Default Windows Administrator account and try that. Beginning to regret this venture!!! Wasted a whole morning and got nowhere, well that's not quite true I have gone back a few pages as if Ihave the Video update installed to show my monitor properly, nothing else works.
Will keep trying!!

I think i may have redeeemed the situation. Being loathed to give up I restored the OS to before any updates. (I have been creating copious restore points). I then took my dog for a long walk whilst the updates were installing again and now I have installed a working version of Xampp. i shall continue to install the progs one at a time. I have, in fact very few that are necessary. I really will keep away from the temptation of just installing for a quick assessment of a program and then forgetting to unistall. Hence the pletherer of rubbish that had accumulated.

gregrocker said:

Mitch did you use an official installer with SP1 from Step 1 of tutorial?

I did indeed from here:

As I inferred, things seem OK now. I feel certain it was an update issue, ow resolved! Thanks foryour help on this

I think I must have over reacted as my updates were taking about 30 mins max so now realise not out of the ordinary. Only installed a printer, my localserver and Windows live Mail so far and all is well. Got my localserver working with an earler version. The latest version of Xampp is causing a few probs, I think.
Anyway - so far so good, thanks