Resolved! I downloaded the files again and everything installed and I'm up and running. Now my problem is my 5 year Dell XPS 400 does not perform well enough but then again, I already knew that.

Time to reach into the wallet.

Thanks for all the responses.

Jimmybreakz,

You're the man.

I did what you did, is to use the Windows Task Manager to kill Wininst32, and the installation is continue.

I guess 1 of the component like C++ Run Time or plugins hangs that cause the installation stop. Kill Wininst32 did help resume the process.

Thanks my man, you save my headache.

I installed X1 essentials on my custom DAW which runs XP PRO SP3.  I had to use another computer to get SP3 since the disk came with SP2 and the DAW is totally off line. 

I got SP3 installed and the installation of X1 went perfectly. No problems.

I do believe what I did though to install it, was to run it as administrator. Right click the icon and select RUN AS.... then select Administrator. 

There are a few things that install correctly when they are run as administrator. And cake products do fall into this category.