Desktop 12.04 Crashes on HP nc6320 Laptop Install

[cyannella]

I have tried installing ubuntu and xubuntu on my HP nc6320 laptop and
the install crashes each time when the hard drive is formatting and
the map of the word pops up to pick a time zone.
I want to install this product and need your help or update.
I'm installing from a USB Pen drive.
Was configured with the Universal USB Installer Utility.

Sorry Ubuntu 12.04 has experienced an internal error.

ExectablePath
/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity

Package
ubiquity 2.10.16

ProblemType
Crash

Title
ubiquity crashed with ValueError in raw_decode(): No JSON object could be decoded

ApportVersion
2.0.1-0ubuntu5

Architecture
i386

CasperVersion
1.3.15

Date
Mon Jun 25 10:35:57 2012

DistroRElease
ubuntu 12.04

[cyannella (yannella)]

Tried the 12.04 Alternate install as suggested by others.
Will not see the laptops sata hard drive to install it to.

v11.10 Desktop installs fine with no issues.

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

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