Installing Windows XP to a Mid 2010 15" MBP. Worst nightmare ever. Help!!

Alright.
I've read through about 300 posts in this forum and I can't find anything that is simple, easy to read, and works.
Here's the deal. I have a 15" MacBook Pro that I got mid 2010 brand new. I have a Windows XP Service Pack 2 disc. I have a Snow Leopard install disc.
I run boot camp assistant, gave myself a hefty 50 gigs of space for my XP partition, install XP. Once XP finishes installing, I install the Boot Camp program and drivers from the SL disc.
All should be peachy, right? That is pretty much all the help I've gathered from reading through posts here.
Now, in Device Manager, pretty much everything important has a yellow exclamation point next to it: Ethernet Controller, Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus (x4), Bluetooth USB Host Controller, Network Controller, PCI Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller, SM Bus Controller, Video Controller (VGA Compatible)
I tried repairing the drivers using the SL disc. Nope. No worky.
The irony of XP asking me to connect to the internet to properly install network drivers is not lost on me.
I tried downloading updates from Apple support, Bootcamp Update, Bootcamp new versions, etc. Every time I run them I get an error that says "Program too big to fit in memory." And every time my urge to throw my laptop through a window increases.
Believe me, I wouldn't be installing anything Microsoft related if it wasn't necessary for work, but it is a must in the situation I am in now. For all I care, once I finish with this project I will burn my XP disc like Hendrix did with his guitar.
Please, please, please...if you have a succinct explanation of how to at least get this piece of crap OS on the internet, help me. I beg of you. Thank you.

Download XP SP3 combine updater from MS and burn it onto a CD. Install SP3 right after XP SP2 is installed.
In case you get an out of disk space error while installing SP3, you will need to create a regedit key to specify the boot directory is the C:\ drive:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Go to: HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and click String Value.
4. Type BootDir and press ENTER.
5. Right-click BootDir and select Modify.
6. Type C:\
After SP3 is done, restart, then insert Snow Leopard disc to install the drivers.
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0xffffff808648b2d0 : 0xffffff7f8b1abb25
0xffffff808648b360 : 0xffffff7f8b2a54b3
0xffffff808648b3c0 : 0xffffff7f8b2a5527
0xffffff808648b430 : 0xffffff7f8b5ba853
0xffffff808648b570 : 0xffffff7f8b2cb659
0xffffff808648b5a0 : 0xffffff7f8b1b58da
0xffffff808648b650 : 0xffffff7f8b1b0fac
0xffffff808648b840 : 0xffffff7f8b1b2ade
0xffffff808648b920 : 0xffffff7f8c214ad5
0xffffff808648b960 : 0xffffff7f8c22a507
0xffffff808648b980 : 0xffffff7f8c249353
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0xffffff808648ba00 : 0xffffff7f8c22fc43
0xffffff808648ba50 : 0xffffff7f8c1ea0fc
0xffffff808648bae0 : 0xffffff7f8c1e5efa
0xffffff808648bb10 : 0xffffff7f8c1e3aab
0xffffff808648bb40 : 0xffffff800ae650c3
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0xffffff808648be80 : 0xffffff800aa20aed
0xffffff808648beb0 : 0xffffff800aa10448
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0xffffff808648bf70 : 0xffffff800aaa5b16
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
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com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox          220
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages          344
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.2
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f16
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG SSD 830 Series, 256.06 GB
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02, 500.11 GB
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3

You have the MacBookPro6,2, the Edsel of Macs. It may be covered by this program:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010): Intermittent black screen or loss of video
Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested.
Print the first page of the panic report and bring it with you.
Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

Mid 2010 15" MBP becomes unresponsive with black screen while plugged into external display?

I have a mid 2010 Macbook Pro, which is 15" and has the 2.66GHZ i7 processor configuration.
Had it for almost a year: No problems
Until about a month ago, laptop began becoming slow to boot, crashing. checked the harddisks, were corrupted and it needed a complete re-install of Snow Leopard. Did this and it seems to be ok ALTHOUGH:
I recently purchased a TEAC LCD TV which i have been using as an external display for my macbook, but have found that while the LCD TV is plugged in and i am using a dual-screen setup my computer and BOTH displays will quite often go black, and macbook will become completely unresponive
This sometimes happens apparantly randomly, but mostly happens when i have been using the external display for a while (30mins+) and use the "Display all Windows" feature of OSX.
I am connecting the macbook to the LCD TV with an Apple Mini-DisplayPort to DVD-D adaptor, which is then plugged into a DVD-D to HDMI adaptor
(As TV has no DVD-D input and i didnt (at the time) want to spend $50 on a Mini-DisplayPort to HDMI adaptor) Could this multiple line of adaptors be causing a problem? surely it wouldnt cause the macbook to die...
Can anybody help me? i have looked all over the internet for anyone with a similar problem with no avail.

UPDATE: This has happened to my macbook again while not plugged into my external monitor and with nothing else plugged in to it expect a USB mouse.
Here is a status report from when i rebooted about 15 minutes ago (Plugged into TEAC LDC, went to 'show all windows' crashhhh..) dont know if there are any clues in here:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 55156 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          4
Anonymous UUID:                    FA994096-76F6-4198-ABA6-2B55C2074E1F
Wed Apr 27 23:52:45 2011
panic(cpu 2 caller 0x5b9efc8f): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7e705000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x5aa31c38 : 0x21b510 (0x5d9514 0x5aa31c6c 0x223978 0x0)
0x5aa31c88 : 0x5b9efc8f (0x5bc0523c 0x5bc75840 0x5bc143cc 0x0)
0x5aa31d28 : 0x5bb0a5d3 (0x90bd804 0x7424004 0x100 0x0)
0x5aa31d78 : 0x5bb015cc (0x7424004 0x100 0x5aa31da8 0x5b9df76c)
0x5aa31da8 : 0x5c224965 (0x7424004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x5afc4322)
0x5aa31ee8 : 0x5bb29250 (0x7424004 0x734d004 0x0 0x0)
0x5aa31f28 : 0x5b9f8e23 (0x7424004 0x734d004 0x0 0x0)
0x5aa31fc8 : 0x5b9f5502 (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x5aa32178 : 0x5b9f768e (0x0 0x600d600d 0x7027 0x5aa321a8)
0x5aa32248 : 0x5afb9a25 (0xc1d00041 0xbeef0003 0x13b55680 0x71)
0x5aa322e8 : 0x5afb9f9d (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32328 : 0x5af91e0b (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32358 : 0x5afb95d2 (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32378 : 0x5af91418 (0x44ca4000 0x13b55680 0x7804804 0x0)
0x5aa32398 : 0x5afb9f48 (0x44ca4000 0x7804800 0x2 0x2)
0x5aa323d8 : 0x5af947b9 (0x44ca4000 0x7804800 0x0 0x9ea1800)
0x5aa32418 : 0x5af92269 (0x44ca4000 0x44b86000 0x44e4a000 0x88aa700)
0x5aa32468 : 0x5afe4ddf (0x44ca4000 0x44b86000 0x44e4a000 0x88aa700)
0x5aa324f8 : 0x5afd65a9 (0x88aa700 0x9ea1800 0x0 0x1)
0x5aa32558 : 0x5afd6810 (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x9ea1800 0x0)
0x5aa325a8 : 0x5afd6ce4 (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x5aa328cc 0x5aa3286c)
0x5aa328e8 : 0x5afd3aaf (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x1 0x220677)
0x5aa32908 : 0x5af9b5a1 (0x44b86000 0x44b8677c 0x13b8d940 0x5051f7)
0x5aa32938 : 0x5afd5572 (0x44b86000 0x5aa32a7c 0x5aa32968 0x5046b1)
0x5aa32978 : 0x5af9f8de (0x44b86000 0x5aa32a7c 0x5aa32a7c 0x5aa329e0)
0x5aa32ab8 : 0x5afd8ee6 (0x44b86000 0x0 0x5aa32bcc 0x5aa32bc8)
0x5aa32b68 : 0x5af9bc93 (0x44b86000 0x0 0x5aa32bcc 0x5aa32bc8)
0x5aa32be8 : 0x56a738 (0x44b86000 0x0 0x5aa32e3c 0x5aa32c74)
0x5aa32c38 : 0x56afd7 (0x5b02a020 0x44b86000 0xbc06088 0x1)
0x5aa32c88 : 0x56b88b (0x44b86000 0x10 0x5aa32cd0 0x0)
0x5aa32da8 : 0x285be0 (0x44b86000 0x10 0xbc06088 0x1)
0x5aa33e58 : 0x21d8be (0xbc06060 0x8c135a0 0x1fd7e8 0x5d43)
    Backtrace continues...
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
         com.apple.GeForce(6.2.6)@0x5af90000->0x5b045fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x5b989000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x5ac4d000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x5349e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x5b504000
         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.2.6)@0x5c0ee000->0x5c502fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x5b989000
         com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x5b989000->0x5bc76fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x5349e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x5ac4d000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x5b504000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
10J869
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.7.0: Sat Jan 29 15:17:16 PST 2011; root:xnu-1504.9.37~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 20724823936206
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver    207.10 (addr 0x5ab3d000, size 0x36864) - last unloaded 20288128184598
loaded kexts:
net.osculator.driver.OSCulatorIOKit    1.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch    54 - last loaded 20335073956689
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.3d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM    100.12.19
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.54
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    1.2.0
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.5.4
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics    6.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver    1.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.0.17
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB    6.2.6
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor    3.0.0d4
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet    2.3.9b6
com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU    1.5.0d3
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl    2.8.68
com.apple.GeForce    6.2.6
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224    427.36.9
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    4.5.0d5
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.4.12
com.apple.filesystems.autofs    2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons    200.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController    303.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    200.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader    2.5.8
com.apple.BootCache    31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    4.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    4.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager    160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    4.7.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    2.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    1.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    1.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    105.13.0
com.apple.security.sandbox    1
com.apple.security.quarantine    0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    2.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    105.13.0
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver    2.4.0f1
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver    207.10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard    141
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard    141
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction    17
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction    14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction    20
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    2.4.0f1
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    10.0.3
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    1.8.0fc1
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.8d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily    41
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    314.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    1.10
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.0d3
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    4.5.0d5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.8d0
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal    6.2.6
com.apple.NVDAResman    6.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.2
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.2
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.0f1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.0f1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    2.4.0f1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch    206.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    4.1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice    2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub    4.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite    3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI    1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient    4.1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    4.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    1.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    6
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch    1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages    289
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily    1.6.2
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform    1.3.5
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily    2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily    1.3.0
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f15
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.9)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.0f1, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF, 465.76 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0xfa120000
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd120000
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000

What is the correct way to transfer data from old hard drive to new Crucial SSD on a mid 2010 13" MBP

I just bought an Crucial M550 256GB for my mid 2010 MBP. And I'm not clear on the data transfer instructions.
1) it came with Acronis instalation kit with a blank CD and a usb cable. I'm not sure what this CD is used for?
2) is it best to install the SSD with a fresh OSX download and then just use time machine to load all my previous settings?
3) or do I partition the SSD before I install it in the MBP and transfer using a clone?
Not sure what to do here...

Well, I am not familiar with the Crucial kit you got - you might want to ask them about that blank CD...... however, I did install an SSD and this is what I did:
I ordered a kit from OWC which included an external USB hard drive enclosure and tools. When it arrived, I first installed it in the external enclosre, hooked it to my MBP and then used CarbonCopyCloner to make a full bootable clone of my system on the new SSD after formatting it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and the GUID partition scheme. I then uninstalled the internal, installed the SSD in its place (following the install video availabe at OWC) and booted up - that was it. I installed the old internal drive into the external enclosure for an instantaneous bootable cbackup.

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