Unable to properly install Front Row!!!

My brand new 17" Mac Book Pro is having problems installing Frontrow! It wasn't even preloaded as I thought it would be. Every time I try to install it an error message comes up1 I was just wondering if this is common and if there is something I should do to install it. Thank you
TMC

I have just experienced the same problem with mine. I finally went to use it, and realized it wasn't even installed.
When I try to install it from the installer disk one of two things will happen. First it will say that the software was installed successfully and I need to reboot. Once I reboot, Front Row is nowhere to be found. All that I can find is the installation package in my Receipts folder.
If I try to install it again, the option is only for an upgrade, at which point it will tell me that an error occurred and I had to try again.
At no point in the process will Software Update tell me that I have any version of Front Row installed that may need updating either.
Prior to all this I did update to iTunes 7.0.1.
Thanks,
Clint

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