pirating Windows XP

I am trying to pirate windows xp. I've downloaded like 5 diffrent versions, both home and pro, but I can't get any of them to install. They all go on about missing or corrupt files or don't boot at all. I know the computer works because I can get Damn Small Linux to boot.

Is there a certain way I have to burn the ISOs?

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I have found torrents with isos that have TONS of comments saying they work, but 10 or 20 minutes into the install I will get "[yadda yadda] is missing or corrupt, setup can not continue" or it will just start saying "can not copy [blah blah blah], press enter to try again, esc to skip, etc" and it will start saying that for ALL the files...

What am I doing wrong?