BootCamp 2.0 will not partition?

I just installed Leopard yesterday and used 2.0 to wipe the XP partition because I needed to reinstall XP. However, when I tried to run the BC Assistant to create the new partition, I get this error:
Your startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.
Back up your start disk and use Disk Utility to format your startup disk as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the startup disk and try using boot camp assistant again.
I tried deleting large files I don't use anymore, and I also tried iDefrag, but so far only to failure.
Any suggestions that don't require that I completely re-setup my Mac?

Was your HD ever divided into more than one partition? If so, how was it returned to one? The BootCamp assistant only works if it detects the whole HD is one partition, there is nothing unusual in the boot sector, there is enough space, and the partition is journaled. The last resort is to reinstall Leopard and tell the installation to reformat the HD.

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Keith Doherty3 wrote:
You have been too cleaver for a Boot Camp install.
The partition system does NOT like anything other than a standard arrangement which creates 4 partitions.
EFI -200mb
OSx - Extended Journaled
Buffer-200mb
Windows -NTFS
Return to OSx -Open Boot Camp tool from the utilities folder reset to a single partition.
Start again and when you get to Windows - Let all the drivers load on the CREATED partition. Use the External for storage !
Just for your information, as it doesn't seem you have ever used BC.
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No where in the OPs post does he say anything about fooling with any partitions on his internal drive other then creating the BC partition.
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Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder. If you need to reformat your startup volume, then you must boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.)
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Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
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3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one or more. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
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Install Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery
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Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion. Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
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