Technology Hates Me...Again

So I'm at my house and I need to install Windows XP on my mini laptop. I know XP is a little dated now a days, but the point is on my laptop that is designed for XP it would probably run it faster, and I need this because I wrote a new song that I really need to get recorded but my laptop is currently too slow to record without messing everything up because of all the junk I have on there. So anyway I got a cd to install XP and I've used it before, but all of sudden no matter how, when, or where I try to install it it just never works. It's really bugging me because I really want to get this recorded but I can't. Of course when I need it most technology fails me. Not to mention I'm still typing on an iPad......I think everyone gets where I'm going with that. *sigh* Why can't technology just work?? On the other, real side of life, things kinda suck.. But I'm not gonna bore you with that.