Boot Camp Beta 1.4 - Windows XP not installiing

I successfully installed Boot Camp on my MacBook. However, when I try and install the Wondows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2, I get a generic error message basically saying the install needed to be stopped to protect my computer. I have enough room on my new partition to add windows. Can anyone help? I don't know why this is happening. I thought it might be because I have the wrong version of Windows but I do have the XP Home Edition. I believe it is the required 32 bit version but couldn't locate the info in the info provided with the software.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
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