Windows XP continually freezes on install

I have recently rebuilt a friends pc with a new m/board asrock k7s41gx + seagate 7200 hdrive + 430 power supply, + 512ram but kept existing amd anthlon 2000+xp cpu. Problem is I am unable to install xp onto the harddrive as it keeps hanging when copying files. (different files each time I retry).
I have tried different memory from working pc another harddrive etc but still same issue. Any ideas?