hey Dox, Welcome at the forums!
About your Flatout Ultimate Carnage problem: I can install it without any problems. See here the last part of my installation log:
Code:
Copy to C:\Program Files (x86)\Empire Interactive\FlatOut Ultimate Carnage\data\music\ThisIsMenace_CoverGirlMonument.ogg
Create shortcut: C:\Program Files (x86)\Empire Interactive\FlatOut Ultimate Carnage\Flatout Ultimate Carnage.lnk
Create folder: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer\{12BDE76B-2768-4812-BA04-F7547AF838B1}\PlayTasks\0
Create shortcut: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer\{12BDE76B-2768-4812-BA04-F7547AF838B1}\PlayTasks\0\Play.lnk
Create folder: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer\{12BDE76B-2768-4812-BA04-F7547AF838B1}\SupportTasks\0
Create shortcut: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer\{12BDE76B-2768-4812-BA04-F7547AF838B1}\SupportTasks\0\Home Page.lnk
Execute: "I:\redist\DirectX\dxsetup.exe" /silent
Execute: "msiexec" /I I:\redist\XLiveRedist01.02.0241.00.msi /quiet
Execute: "I:\redist\vcredist_x86.exe" /q
Completed
If your installation again and again crashes at that msi you can try to replace it with an msi of some other application that can be installed successfully using the /quiet switch. However I am not sure if the game runs without installing the
Games for Windows - LIVE Redistributable v1.2 installation package.