How can I install Mac OS X back onto my Imac

The other day I formatted my hard drive and partitioned it to 100 gigs of Windows XP before installing os X, thinking that I could do the bootcamp thing backwards. Now instead of the usual 298 gigs of harddrive space that should be available, the leapord installation disc can only read 100 of that; which can't be touched because it's formatted to ntsf. Does anyone know any way that I can uncover the rest of my hard drive and install os X without wiping the windows volume completely????

Hi yeahcooperyeah;
My suggestion would be to start all over again by doing an Erase & Install of OS X. Then carefully read the Boot Camp documentation before embarking on that path.
If you don't like my suggestion , you might try reposting over on the Boot Camp forum. They might have other ideas over there.
Allan

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