Ok Thanks all, here is the newly updated code, which one again has the following problems.

Compiling OS
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XP-Runs only under NT based systems, illegal ops in 9x
-Detects files properly on NT based OS's

9X-Runs under all OS's but always says the files dont exist.
-Detects files properly on NT based OS's

Heres the updated code:

Code:
#include <sys/stat>
#include <conio>
#include <process>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

bool fileExists (char * fileName);
void Launch(char * FileName);
int askDir(void);
int determineDir(void);
bool LookFiles(void);

int main(void)   {

   bool Install;

   Launch("cls");
   Install=LookFiles();
   cout << endl << endl;

   if (Install)
   {
    cout << "Files Have Finished Installing. Press Any Key To Continue" << endl;
    getch();
   }
   else
   {
    cout << "No Files Were Installed, Ending Application" << endl;
   }

   execl("utilities","utilities",(char *)0);

   return (0);



}

bool fileExists (char * fileName)
{
   struct stat buf;
   int i = stat ( fileName, &buf );
     if ( i == 0 )
     {
       return true;
     }
     return false;
       
}

void Launch(char * FileName)
{
   system(FileName);
}

int askDir(void)
{
   char answer;
   
   answer='0';

   while ((answer != '1') && (answer != '2'))
   {
     cout << "Both WinNT and Windows directory exist!" << endl;
     cout << "Please choose which directory Windows is installed in." << endl;
     cout << endl;
     cout << "1) Windows" << endl;
     cout << "2) WinNt" << endl << endl;

     answer=(char)getch();

     if (answer=='1')
     {
     	return(1);
     }
     else if (answer=='2')
     {
     	return(2);
     }
     else
     {
         Launch("cls");
         cout << "Invalid Response" << endl << endl;
     }

   }

   return(0);
}

int determineDir(void){
   if (fileExists("C:\\Windows") && fileExists("C:\\Winnt"))
   {
      //printf("Both WINNT and WINDOWS directory exist");
      return(3);
   }
   else if(fileExists("C:\\Windows"))
   {
      //printf("Windows Directory Only");
      return(1);
   }
   else if(fileExists("C:\\Winnt"))
   {
      //printf("Winnt Directory Only");
      return(2);
   }

   return(0);
}


bool LookFiles(void)
{
   int i=determineDir();
   bool install;

   install=false;

   if (i==3)
   {
   	i=askDir();
   }

   if (i==1)
   {
      if (fileExists("C:\\Windows\\msvbvm60.dll") || fileExists("C:\\Windows\\system32\\msvbvm60.dll"))
      {
         cout << "Visual Basic Runtimes Found, Skipping Installation" << endl;
      }
      else
      {
         Launch("vbrun60sp5.exe");
         cout << "Visual Basic Runtimes Installed" << endl;
         install=true;
      }

      if (fileExists("C:\\Windows\\mscomctl.ocx") || fileExists("C:\\Windows\\system32\\mscomctl.ocx"))
      {
         cout << "Microsoft Common Controls Found, Skipping Installation";
         cout << endl;
      }
      else
      {
          Launch("missingfilesetup.exe");
          cout << "Common Controls Installed" << endl;
          install=true;
      }

      if (fileExists("C:\\Windows\\talctl32.ocx") || fileExists("C:\\Windows\\system32\\tabctl32.ocx"))
      {
         cout << "Microsoft Tab Control Found, Skipping Installation" << endl;
      }
      else
      {
          Launch("tabinstall.exe /silent");
          cout << "Tab Control Installed" << endl;
          install=true;
      }
   }

   if (i==2)
   {
      if (fileExists("C:\\WinNT\\msvbvm60.dll") || fileExists("C:\\WinNT\\system32\\msvbvm60.dll"))
      {
         cout << "Visual Basic Runtimes Found, Skipping Installation" << endl;
      }
      else
      {
         Launch("vbrun60sp5.exe");
         cout << "Visual Basic Runtimes Installed" << endl;
         install=true;
      }

      if (fileExists("C:\\WinNT\\mscomctl.ocx") || fileExists("C:\\WinNT\\system32\\mscomctl.ocx"))
      {
         cout << "Microsoft Common Controls Found, Skipping Installation" << endl;
      }
      else
      {
         Launch("missingfilesetup.exe");
         cout << "Common Controls Installed" << endl;
         install=true;
      }

      if (fileExists("C:\\WinNT\\talctl32.ocx") || fileExists("C:\\WinNT\\system32\\tabctl32.ocx"))
      {
         cout << "Microsoft Tab Control Found, Skipping Installation" << endl;
      }
      else
      {
         Launch("tabinstall.exe /silent");
         cout << "Tab Control Installed" << endl;
         install=true;
      }
   }
   
   return(install);

}