Problems installing, cant verify destination volume

I'm trying to install Tiger 10.4 and everything goes well until I get to the "install" phase. During "Preparing the Disk" when it's "Verifying Destination Volume" which I previously chose my HD when I was prompted in the beginning, it fails. If I restart like it tells me to, the same thing happens. Anyone know what this means?

Hi frogtooth,
first of all: WELCOME TO THE DISCUSSIONS!
There are too many possible reasons for your problem. Make sure you have the retail full install version of Tiger, then follow this procedure: 10.4 Tiger Upgrade: Decision tree+Checklist.
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