FTM Install Error workaround
There's a known issue with running FTM on a WinXP with SP2 machine that's never installed FTM before. I've published a workaround on this here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/downloads/xpsp2/, and have made fixing this problem a top priority for the server operations guys. Basically the issue is around how we use ActiveX controls to check to see whether an FTM update is available, since these are no longer auto-accepted we're seeing a number of FTM install failures. Anyway, I'm working on the requirements for an FTM update and this'll be the first thing addressed.