multiple programs failing to install (win98)

I've been trying to to find an avi editor and have tried to install a few and the programs have failed to install properly, at first I though it was the software but after three failed to install I thought there might be something wrong with my system,

first "avi tricks" when installing , this message came up:

Access violation address OOSISDAS (000515DAS?) in the module 'avitricks'
Read or address FFFFFFFF.

then with "solveig avi editor" I got two of these during setup:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

and then this during the same setup:

Error:

Cannot register C:\program files\ common files\ Solveig Multimedia\SMM_EditEngine.dll"

Then when trying to install "Blaze media " it would just start the installation and then the window would just disappear and then nothing else would happen like the installation just disappeared. I would ctrl-alt-delete and it would be there "balze media" not responding
so i would just end task.

any ideas on what is going wrong or what I should check ?

 

Well, Microsoft have some bugs in regard to .avi file. And some fixes. One for Vista and another one for XP. What do you have?

 

my OS is windows98.

i think i'll need to convert the AVI file into windows media file and then get an editor for that
format.
Would an AVI program have problems installing?

 

This one can do everything. No install can do what this one can: http://media-convert.com/