Windows 7 Ultimate install locks up

I am attempting a Boot Camp install of Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit on my mid-2010 13" Macbook Pro running Lion 10.7.3. Everything goes fine until after the first restart and Windows is finalizing install. Everything locks up. I have tried 7 times with the same result using two separate Win 7 install discs that work fine on PCs so it's not the discs. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Have you consulted the step-by-step guide yet?
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf

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