Mac Mini Fatal Error

Used Boot Camp to create a partition on a Mac Mini, but unable to get Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 to install. When I get to the page that says "39 minutes to install", I get this message:
Fatal Error. Untranslatable message. Win32LastError 14001. One of the components could not be installed.
The only option is to quit and try again, which I've done several times, including once from scratch (eliminating and then re-creating the partition) to no avail. Tried calling Microsoft and the tech said he wasn't trained to advise on Mac installations!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Maybe the best place to post is the Boot Camp Forum a few lines above this one.
Wish you the best.

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