On 01.04.2008 Jonathan Underwood wrote:
> Essentially, I install XP Pro successfuly. When I then try and run the
> SP2 exe in order to update it to SP2, KVM always freezes at the point
> where is says "Running post install processes).

Hi Jonathan,

the problem looks similar to the Win2003 Server hangs I encountered recently [1]. I was also using a 2.6.24.3 kernel, although mine is a self-rolled vanilla+grsec kernel.
Since I'm testing with the 2.6.25-rc7 kernel I do no longer have those problems.
So you might give upgrading a shot.

regards,
Felix

[1] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/15223