I should have made this clear in the first post, but just in case...
When the computer stops at the error, I think it's in the phase called "auto detecting" and I don't get a chance to give the computer any input except to enter the BIOS.
I ran MD5summer and got 0 errors.
I burned the CD as an image, at 16X, which is not the slowest my burner will do; it will let me burn as slowly as 1X. Should I try burning again, and if so, at what speed? (I'm not gonna burn at 1X except as a last resort, but maybe 4X?)
Also, I read a post regarding - I think it was called - checkCD? My burn software does not verify data, and I would really prefer not to have to acquire a(nother) new program. I know not to assume that just because it works on one computer, it's a good burn, but it really looks to me like a hardware problem. Any suggestions?