freeze issues vista beta 2 installation

Hello All
I have been encountering issues with Windows Vista Beta 2 (Build 5384) and wondered if anyone else had found a good resolution to it. Whenever I run the installer it simply freezes within the first few minutes. There seems to be no logic to the pattern of the freezes, sometimes it occurs as the file copy begins, sometimes even before the regional selection screen and at various points in-between.
I have followed the instructions for this build, the iso download checksum is good and I burned the image onto a Sony DVD +RW at 1x Speed.
I initially thought it might be an issue with my overclocking settings, I run my Athlon64 processor around 200MHz above spec, but there was no difference after I put the settings back to normal.
If anyone else has experienced this issue and has had any sucess with resolving it then please let me know. I know I'm not the only one who has experienced this issue.
Brendan
Machine Specifications:
AMD Athlon64 Processor 3000+ 2.0GHz 1024MB DDR RAM 400MHz Silicon Image 3114r SATA RAID Array 4x 80GB Seagate SATA HDD - Storage 1x 140GB Western Digital EIDE HDD - Primary Netgear WG311G 802.11g Wireles Network Adapter nVidia gForce 5500 AGP Graphics nForce 3-250 Chipset