Having trouble installing Boot Camp

I'm having trouble installing Boot Camp and I'm not sure how I can do it.
I get the "can't move files" when I try to partition.
I purchased and tried to run iDefrag, that didn't work, it gave me an error. I have used Carbon Copy Clone to clone to an external drive.
What is the best way to format my hard drive and reinstall so I can partition my drive and install Boot Camp?
Thanks!

If you've already removed the XP DVD, then you've just done that step.

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