Can't get XP or Vista (full retail!) to install on Mac Pro...WHY?

All;
I have an original Mac Pro, (2x2.66) with 5 Gb of RAM...and I was one of the early adopters of Boot Camp way back when you had to slipstream an XP disc to get it to work. So, I have my original slipstreamed XP disc, which worked fine the first time I did this...
I have a second internal drive on which I had installed XP - then I ran out of room on my Mac OS drive, so I decided I would wipe the second drive, use boot camp to make a second partition so I could use part of that drive for OSX, and part for XP. Ever since, I have been unable to reinstall XP. I go through boot camp, and when it restarts, it just hangs on a black screen - never even gets to the beginning of the XP install process.
I also now have a genuine copy of Vista which I've tried installing, still with the same result.
I did my homework, read the forums, found people who had suggested zapping the pram/nvram (which I did), zeroing out the drive (which I did), and install rEFIt (which I did). Still, it hangs on a black screen and won't even begin the install process for either XP (my slipstreamed disc, which I know some have said won't work under the new Boot Camp) OR Vista.
Any ideas? I'm at my wits' end!
Thanks in advance...

The reason I used 5GB is because it was the default. I installed XP before on the other Mac Pro using the setting so just wanted everything to be the same. I originally set it to 32GB but wasn't sure wether NTFS format was causing the problem.
So, question is what is different between the two Mac Pros I've had? One worked with XP the other doesn't.
I thought the firmware update was supposed to fix the disk problems not brake XP.
Anyone know if I can solve this issue?
I'll get a new HD and try installing Vista or XP - might try installing the disk in a PC and installing there - I've read some people did this and it worked...

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