Cannot install WinXP or 2000 on my Nforce2 board PLEASE HELP ME

I have the k7n2g-ilsr model and I would like to install Windows XP home on it.  For some reason I can only get Windows 98SE to install and work.  I am trying to do a fresh install of XP.  I have tried to install by booting from the CD and by using the boot disk set.  It goes through everything just fine until it gets to the "Setup is starting Windows" and then it freezes, does the same thing on XP and 2000Pro.
My setup:
AthlonXP 2000+
256MB Pc2100 DDR(Don't know brand came out of my E-Machine.)
Hitatchi 48x Burner
DVD Rom
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
The only brackets I am using are the dolby digital connector bracket and the firewire bracket.
 I have tried everything, right down to using just the Proc., Mem, 1 CD Drive, on-board Graphics, and HDD and still doesn't work.
I have been a hardcore MSI fan for a long time and I don't want to have to return this KICK ASS board.
PLEASE SOMEBODY ANYBODY HELP ME!!!!!!! ;(
Thank you to anyone who replys to this thread and can help me out.

No, I couldn't get it to load a few times on my Maxtor 740X 40Gb, it just would freeze at the starting windows 2000 part.  Then I switched to my very old trusty WD 10Gig same problem a few times. So I put the other drive back in. After about 3 more tries it got to where i could partition it.  Then it froze up again during formatting.  Then it would freeze at various times during the installing files parts.  After about the 20th try it got to rebooting and I didn't have a problem after that, other than I have to run at a lowered fsb.  I'm about ready to RMA my board so I should be able to see if a new one has the same problems.
I kept trying this stuff straight in a row.  Sometimes it would get farther in the process, sometimes froze sooner.

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