Installing Windows XP 2002 Sp2 On mac book pro, Boot Camp

I have a mac book pro and i want to install windows XP on it, but i ran into a problem.
While using boot camp i followed the instructions and i got to the point where Windows XP is supposed to ask for partition drive, but in my case it gives me an error saying that Windows XP disc is not valid. I bought my Windows XP Sp 2 Disc at wal mart couple of years ago. It works fine on my HP PC but not on this one. What is the problem and why does it do that?

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