Install Disc 2 of Panther Repeats Over and Over?

Attempted to upgrade an older 800 MHz iMac running 10.2 to Panther, using Panther's Install Discs. After apparently successful install of disc one, the optimization froze at 17% and I had to force quit. When I restarted, the installer window came up and asked for disc 2, but the install seems to be installing over and over. Should I try installing Disc 1 again and hope that the optimization doesn't freeze this time? Is it possible that's related to the install loop disc 2 is showing?
PS My previous post articulated what happened when I tried to upgrade 10.2 to 10.2.4 off of Apple's website : I got the blue screen. That is when I decided to see if I could install Panther. Maybe my problems started with the 10.2.4 download?
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Hi, WB.
Maybe my problems started with the 10.2.4 download?
Quite likely. When an update fails, it's usually because something the updater expects to find in a particular place or condition is not found in the expected place or condition. This can be because the user has moved or altered it, or the hard disk directory has been corrupted or damaged by a forced restart, power outage, or other untoward event. So it's always advisable to run all the standard maintenance and Disk Utility repair procedures, and generally make sure your HD and file structures are in the best possible shape, before applying any software update — particularly an OS update.
If you performed an OS X 10.2.4 update that wasn't completed successfully, and then you tried to perform an Upgrade Install of OS X 10.3, the 10.3 Installer undoubtedly found your previous Jaguar installation in disarray — quite possibly scrambled enough to prevent the updating or replacement of some of its files. That would likely result in the 10.3 installation failing too, leaving you with an unusable mix of updated and outdated OS components.
Try using the Archive & Install method of installing OS X 10.3 instead of the Upgrade Install method. If that fails too, you'll have to back up your data and then perform an Erase & Install.

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