If you encounter this behavior, there are two workarounds:
1) Uncheck the "Info Center" installer, run the rest of the installers and then separately run the "Info Center" installer located in the "Software Installers" folder on the CD.
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2) Run the "Apple Software Restore" application located in the "Restore Installed Software" folder. This restores the hard drive to a factory-installed state with all pertinent MacOS 8 components and the bundled software.