I am installing windows xp a this compaq desktop and it keeps telling me the cd is damaged and stops installation and I know for a fact, there is nothing wrong with the cd. Can this be a power issue???
You can try running a cleaner disk to see if the lens has got something on it. If you made the disk yourself you may have goofed somewhere along the line, I have gotten this error on games I have backed up because of copy protections.