Since I've successfully installed BG2 on WinXP Home edition myself, here's my guess. Either the CD's have some scratches that are becoming problematic, or your CD-ROM drive is getting flaky.
I've had both things happen to me at one time or another, and your case sounds exactly like ones I've had.
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