So if anyone is having this same problem I figured out why. The package of java that comes with FC5 doesnt work with the izpack installer. It freezes up. To run it, you need to have Sun's java. Then you must tell your computer to use the one that works and not the one that doesn't . You can find the directions for doing that at:
http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_co...notes.html#Java