Windows keeps freezing in bootcamp!!!!!

Ok here we go. I've tried windows 7 rc 64bit which froze and i thought maybe it was because the drivers aren't official. Then i tried 32bit and it froze. Next tried vista in both 32 and 64 bit fashion and same results. Then last night tried the rtm 64 bit version of windows 7 and once again it froze. So i decided to go with good ol xp and everything was cool until i went to download new graphics card drivers and it froze up. Ok i actually know how to lock up the system. If i download from my Usenet it will freeze. If i download and stream from youtube or gametrailers or such it freezes. No blue screens just locks up and i have to power down.
I then started to think maybe it was the 500gb hard drive i replaced the 250 with, thought i might have gotten a lemon. But i can download just fine in osx. So i put back in the 250 and installed a version of windows and it still froze on the 250gb hard drive. It seems to be the network card drivers. Anyone have any clues or past threads that can assist me. I need to get bootcamp up and running so i can keep my desktop off when i want to do some light gaming and when i want to game at work. Thanks for reading.

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