Any idea why windows would freeze on install?

[titand]

I am installling a fresh copy of windows XP home and for some reason it freezes when it gets to the point of installation

 

[gomerpile]

cdrom is old or starting not to read, disk has scratches or needs to be cleaned, usually a new cdrom will fix the problem. I go through 1 a year

 

[Smoked Turkey]

As far as hardware goes, try new CD-ROM and/or Disk. Then I'd look into memory.

But also make sure you completely delete the drive partition and re-create it followed by a full format.