I am trying to install Windows XP on a newer HP Pavilion laptop. The CD-ROM seems a little 'flaky' & I get errors about a file not found on the CD about 2\3 of the way through the installation.

I am trying to help my brother-in-law install Windows XP Pro on his computer. I don't know the specs of it off-hand, although I can get them if needed. I do know it is a Dell Dimension 4100 that ...