CNET

Boot Camp (#6): Using a Windows XP upgrade CD; More on slipstreaming a Windows XP SP2 disc; Use of Control-Alt-Delete; more

Using a Windows XP upgrade CD The Boot Camp installation instructions claim that a valid full Windows XP SP2 disc is required and that upgrade discs cannot be used ...
CNET

Boot Camp Special Report: Installing from pre-SP2 Windows XP discs

If you do not use a Windows XP SP2 disc (slipstreamed or regular), you will run into issues after booting into Windows XP, including an inability to install the Apple-provided drivers. MacFixIt reader ...
Ars Technica

Windows XP PRO SP2 -- Fresh Install -- Won't boot unless I remove video card driver?

Normally I prefer the manufacturer-supplied drivers over those available through Windows updates. but have you tried the MS-supplied drivers? This early into SP2, they might be better.
Techgage

Creating Bootable Windows XP, 7, 8 & 10 USB Flash Drive Installers

For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...
Liliputing

Install Windows XP on a netbook (USB stick method)

Update: Before you try all of this, you may want to try using WinToFlash, a utility designed to create a bootable Windows flash drive for Windows XP/Vista/7/Server. If this works for you, you can skip ...