I/O errors with some discs in XP with Boot Camp Please help.

I wasn't sure which forum to post this problem in. I've also asked this question in "Using your Intel-based iMac". It fits in a few categories, so I apologize if I've gotten it wrong.
I tried to install a game (Last Half of Darkness, 2005) yesterday, and with about 1/3 of installation complete, I got this message: An error occurred while trying to copy a file: I/O error 23. I had my choice of abort, retry or ignore. After the 1st error message I chose retry. After a bit more of the installation I got another error message: I/O 1117. I then tried to ignore, that didn't work, so I aborted. I tried to install a second time, and even tried a second copy of the same game, then tried to install the 2007 sequel to Last Half, same error messages. After each attempt at installation, I could not get the drive to eject the disc. I eventually did by restarting in OSX. My iMac is 13 months old. In November I had a similar problem with another game, this one from about 2004. In that case, the game installed, but froze a few minutes into playing. Because I couldn't play, and couldn't eject, without a great deal of time and "spinning" noise, I took the computer to the Apple Store to have them look at it. I figured that if it was 2 months from being out of warranty, I should get it fixed right then. Of course all the messing with it they did showed no drive problems. All other CD or DVDs, either commercial or homemade, music, video or games have installed and run just fine.
An internet search found this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891894 I did everything except the clean boot install, and contacting the manufacturer. After changing the transfer mode per these instructions, I could get all of 2/3 of the way through installation before the error messages popped up.
All drivers are up-to-date according to Windows automatic update and Apple update.
This is my 4th Mac, so I have little experience with PC/Windows. Can anyone give me a suggestion as to what I can do to install and play these games? Any help greatly appreciated.
Ruth

I'm moving this up in the queue since I couldn't find a solution on this site, or elsewhere on the net. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
iMac 2.4 GHz, 24", 3GB ram
Mac OSX 10.5.5
XP Pro SP3 w/Boot Camp
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro

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Simple how-to guide to adding windows 7 64-bit to mavericks with boot camp
*Please note I accept no responsibility for issues occurring from the use of this guide, please use at your risk
**Please note I do not propose or support using illegal copies of Windows software or licenses
Required technical skill: minimal
Required time: approx 1-2 hours
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Finder > Applications > Utilites > Boot Camp Assistant
Choose the 3rd option Install Windows 7
It will ask you to select a size of your Harddrive space for Windows OS, this will eat up some of the free space on your Mac HD. How much space is enough for a Windows OS? Depends on how many programs you plan to install on it. If you are just using for surfing web and running MS Office, probably 30-40 GB is enough, and this is what I did. Remember this space will be used up from your existing HD and not usable when you are in Mac OS. This process takes about 10 mins I think
Install Win 7 OS:
With USB drive in port or DVD in drive, restart laptop.
It will bring up the Win 7 installer on boot up
Select the OS type that you have a registered key for
It will ask you to find a HD to use for Win 7 OS:
Select the HD you just created, if you try to continue it will complain that HD is wrong format (because MAC formatted it to a MAC compatible HD, we will fix this)
Select the HD, there is a button to the right for "advanced" I believe is the text of it. It will allow you to reformat the drive, choose NTFS which it requires. Then proceed
Proceed to setup Win with your preferences
Type product key from your OS purchase or an existing one that you are moving from another machine
Select Default Boot Drive:
By default it selects Windows as your default OS to boot at power up, most people want Mac OSX to be the default, so this can be changed:
Finder > System Preferences > Startup Disk > select Mac
Enjoy having Windows on your Mac!

Why use Boot Camp: Sometimes you need to run a windows only program. Boot Camp lets you do that with the speed and smoothness of a full windows OS.
How is it different from Mac Virtual Machine: A VM allows you to run another OS simultaneously while you are running OSX, while in a window similar to any other application. A VM is not as fast, smooth, and may have limited screensize/view.
Is it possible to have a VM and Boot Camp: Yes, and I do this because sometimes I want to use a VM quickly without shutting down, sometimes I want the advantages of Boot Camp
How do I get Windows in VM: how-to here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6043251

A Potential Convert Looking for Some Help with Boot Camp

I posted this in the Macbook Pro forums, and somebody directed me here. Hopefully you can help me with my questions.
Hello,
I have been a PC user ever since I can remember. I have loved the operating system and have had a Dell Laptop for 4 years now without any problems at all. I have no qualms with the Windows Operating Systems. But, it is time for me to get a new laptop, as I will soon be heading off to college. I was thinking about getting another PC, as they are significantly cheaper than the lower-end MBP that I would get, but I was also thinking about trying out a Mac. I plan on using this laptop for most of my undergraduate education though, so I don't want to buy something and find out it isn't what I want or I can't use it. So, if you would help me, I would like to ask some questions about the lower-end Macbook Pro, and I may just end up getting one.
First things first, I am going to be going into engineering, likely mechanical or systems, at either WPI, Northeastern, or Tufts. Ah the experience of choosing colleged. I know Tufts uses AutoCAD, WPI uses SolidWorks, but I am not sure which Northeastern uses. Either way, I most certainly will be using a CAD program. I know that most CAD programs do not work on Macs, so I will likely be using Boot Camp. I have though seen on these boards that the AutoCAD licensing does not work with Boot Camp, or that some users have faced major problems with it. If this is so, then it is highly likely that I will be unable to get a Mac as that program is going to be an absolute necessity. Even if this is just a small percentage of the population, I do not want to find mine being of major issue. For those of you who have gotten it to work, how difficult was the installation, and have you had any issues with AutoCAD or the like? With this in mind, would you even suggest that I get a MBP?
Another Boot Camp question. I have read many posts on these boards discussing different partitioning options, yet I still am unsure what they all mean. I expect to use the Windows side for more than just AutoCAD. I likely will install some games on it for when I am bored, and Microsoft Office, as I do not wish to spend the extra money buying Office for Mac and I need to have the versatility of Excel that I have heard is not found in the Mac version. What is the difference between these two partitioning types, which would you recommend, and how much storage should I partition if I get a 200GB hard drive?
Yet another Boot Camp question, sorry for so many of these. My friend who has a Mac lauds it for its security, nobody makes viruses for Macs. As I will most definitively be using Windows in Boot Camp, would this compromise this security? I know it will be Windows, but I still imagine that it would be encoded somewhat differently then normal, but I could be wrong. Also, if it is possible for the Windows portion to get a virus, could that affect the Mac portion?
Also, I don't use an iPod. I suppose I always thought they were overpriced for what they do. Instead I use an Iriver Clix 2, and I love it. The only thing is, I use Windows Media Player to sync it with my library. I know many have qualms with WMP, but I personally favor it more than iTunes, but that is just me. I do not believe that you can download it for a Mac. If I were to download it for the Windows portion, I am assuming that I would have to switch to Windows in order to listen to my music then, correct? I can also add music to it via Windows Explorer. Can I do so through the "Finder"?
Finally, is the battery life any different when using Windows than when using Leopard? I will likely be using the Windows portion in the class room.
Sorry for the long-winded post, but I am certainly hoping that I can get some solid answers to make an educated decision before getting my next laptop. I would like to thank you very much for any help that you are able to give me. I do hope you can help me quickly. Thank you.
Message was edited by: Pyrojoe

I can't answer all your questions, especially not anything having to do with CAD.
I still imagine that [Windows] would be encoded somewhat differently then normal,
No. Windows is Windows. You will need a good Windows antivirus, firewall and antispyware program. It is unlikely that a Windows virus will infect the Mac partition because, ordinarily, Windows doesn't know how to do anything with the HFS+ formatted Mac partition. However, the existence of products like MacDrive means that it is possible to teach Windows how to write to the Mac partition, so I see no reason why a virus could not be programmed to.
If I were to download it for the Windows portion, I am assuming that I would have to switch to Windows in order to listen to my music then, correct? I can also add music to it via Windows Explorer. Can I do so through the "Finder"?
Yes. Probably/yes.
Finally, is the battery life any different when using Windows than when using Leopard?
Yes. Windows does not have the battery management that Leopard has. The battery runs down much quicker in Windows.
You didn't ask, but depending on what kind of engineering you want to study, you may be interested in, or even need to, use some flavour of Unix/Linux. On the one hand, you could always create a partition on a PC--or wipe Windows--and install Linux on the PC. That could even be a good learning experience. On the other hand, Mac OS is Unix, but preinstalled. So with a Mac, you would already have a platform for writing shell scripts, you would have Perl and Python built-in, you would have an IDE (XCode Tools) for C/C++/Objective C/Java as well as gcc and make tools already on the disks which come with the computer, and so on.
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