thinkpad a20 XP upgrade error - NEED HELP

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Hello!

During the Upgrade of my thinkpad a20 (win 98SE) to Windows
Professional XP, I got the following error:

Error:
SXS.DLL: Syntax error in manifest or policy file
"C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\I386\asms\60\MSFT\WINDOWS\COMMON\CONTROLS\CONTROLS.MAN"
on line 5.

***

Error:
Installation Failed: C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\I386\asms. Error Message : The
data is invalid.


***

Fatal Error:
One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be
installed.

The data is invalid.


***

Error:
SXS.DLL: Syntax error in manifest or policy file
"C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\I386\asms\60\MSFT\WINDOWS\COMMON\CONTROLS\CONTROLS.MAN"
on line 5.

***

Error:
Installation Failed: C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\I386\asms. Error Message : The
data is invalid.


***

Fatal Error:
One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be
installed.

The data is invalid.


***

Error:
SXS.DLL: Syntax error in manifest or policy file
"C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\I386\asms\60\MSFT\WINDOWS\COMMON\CONTROLS\CONTROLS.MAN"
on line 5.

***

Error:
Installation Failed: C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\I386\asms. Error Message : The
data is invalid.


***

Fatal Error:
One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be
installed.

The data is invalid.


***

Error:
SXS.DLL: Syntax error in manifest or policy file
"C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\I386\asms\60\MSFT\WINDOWS\COMMON\CONTROLS\CONTROLS.MAN"
on line 5.

***

Error:
Installation Failed: C:\$WIN_NT$.~LS\I386\asms. Error Message : The
data is invalid.


***

Fatal Error:
One of the components that Windows needs to continue setup could not be
installed.

The data is invalid.


***

Thanks!!