Cannot Install XP on Windows 7 machine

Finding Windows 7 a pain in the neck to use after XP plus I need to connect to some analogue equipment using software that does not work under Windows 7. I decided to install Win XP Pro, however Win 7 blocks the installation so I formatted the Windows partition assuming that a clean install would be straightforward. The installation gets as far as the "Installing Windows" stage and blue screens. My plan now is to install the hard disc in a dock and wipe it, anyone had similar issues?
Milton Hey

My issue is the same as seen in this discussion, but I found no resolution herein so will provide replies to the posed questions above in hope of a response:
My high-end laptop came with Vista (at the end of the Vista age) but since then I've upgraded it to Win7 Ultimate, and set aside a partition/unallocated space for installing XP into.  Therefore in short answer, I am trying to parallel install XP on
another partition.  I considered but have not removed Win7 and tried a fresh install of XP on a clean disk first because of fear of issues with my 7 registration already being submitted.
There are no external harddrives; BIOS has been reset.
DVD/CD is first in the boot order.
I place my XP disk in the machine and boot to it, but during the initial install process (never getting to disk/partition management) I get a frozen blue screen reporting:
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
*** STOP:  0X0000007E (OXC0000005, 0XF748E0BF, 0XF78DA208M, 0XF78D9F08)
***        pci.sys - Address F748e0bf ase at F7487000, DateStamp 3b7d855c
What do I need to do to get the machine to enable my installation of XP?
               Thanks!

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