Windows Installer will not load on Late 2007 MBP (3,1)

I am trying to install Windows on Boot Camp on my Late 2007 2.4GHz MBP running Snow Leopard. I ran the Boot Camp Assistant, created a 50GB partition, loaded my Windows disc into my drive and had it reboot to start the installer. The white boot screen loads, the cd drive spins up and after several seconds, goes to a blank (black) screen with absolutely no text or cursor. Shortly after, the cd drive spins down and then the fans speed up a bit. I never see the Windows Installer load up.
Initially I was trying to install Windows 7 x86, which I am aware is not officially supported at this time. However, the exact same thing happens when I try to use a Vista SP2 x86 disc and a Windows XP disc (non-SP2, but I would expect it to at least boot up the installer). All three of these discs should be able to boot up the installer and yet none of them do and all work fine when booted on a PC or in a virtual machine.
All I have seen online is problems with black screens after the Windows system has been installed, which is not my problem. I have also seen descriptions of a blank screen with a cursor or an error saying "No Bootable Disc Found". This is also not my case. Immediately following the typical white boot screen, the screen becomes blank as if it is off.
Thanks in advance for your help!

I have the same computer, 17", same MacOS, W7 Home Premium, 32-bit. But I have a different W7 installation problem.
After the install gets going, the first reboot happens okay but when the "completing installation ..." stage starts, after a minute or so the install freezes. My basic wired mouse locks up and the "..." stops counting.
I made a new Boot Camp 80GB partition. The first was 100GB. Starting again, I switched to another W7 installer DVD but the same freeze happens.
I suspect there is a conflict in the installation with my particular hardware. Or perhaps, the SuperDrive cannot move to the next part of the DVD. I've not seen any SuperDrive problems before this so I doubt the SD is the problem. However, I do think the SuperDrive gets too hot during extended read sessions.

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