Can't install Bootcamp, stuck in Windows XP

Hey everybody, I recently got a MacBook Pro with OS X Lion. I partitioned the hard drive and successfully installed Windows XP. I tried to install Bootcamp, but I get an error message saying that Bootcamp can only be installed in Windows 7. How can I get back to OS X Lion? I don't have any Bootcamp files because I can't install. The Computer is only showing the partitioned hard drive. Please help!

The usual way is to reboot your Mac while holding down the Alt/Option-key until the Boot Selection screen is shown.
Choose your OSX volume with the cursor-keys and hit Enter.
Once in OSX use the BootCamp Assistant again to delete the BootCamp Windows partition and revert back to one single OSX-volume.
Then go to System Preferences - Startup Volume and set your OSX to be the default.
Apple has stopped support of Windows XP and Vista with the release of OSX Lion and BootCamp 4.0
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