Dialogue box says Safari installed, but nothing there

I cannot install Safari, Quicktime or iTunes on a dell laptop with Vista SP2. The installer says that the programs are installed but there is nothing on the desktop, in the program files, and no search turns anything up. Not sure what is going on. I don't get any error messages, it's just that nothing shows up. Help please.

Okay ... the Apple Application Support stage of things might be a factor on the iTunes install here too. Since we're doing installs on a mostly clean machine, I'm suspecting interference from your security software, and we'll try attending to that possibility first.
Probably best to print off a copy of these instructions first, because at one stage of proceedings you won't be able to have a web browser running.
First download and save fresh versions of Safari and iTunes installers to your hard drive. (Don't run the installs on line, and don't start the installs just yet.)
Restart the PC. *Do not open any applications after the restart.* Now disconnect from your network and/or the internet.
Now disable all your security software (firewall, antivirus and antispyware).
Now try a Safari install by doubleclicking on the SafariSetup.exe you downloaded earlier.
If that seems to go through okay, try an iTunes install by doubleclicicking on the iTunesSetup.exe you downloaded earlier.
After the install attempts, reenable your security software prior to reconnecting to your network and/or internet.
Any better luck with those install attempts, Carl? (If you ended up with error messages or install failures again, let us know what they said, or describe to us what seemed to be happening this time around.)

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