How to reinstall Windows XP against Bootcamp for a Macbook

I am a new switcher for Mac OS. My major work has always been completed in XP OS. but recently I suffered a frequent down for XP OS. What should I do to reinstall a XP with Bootcamp?
1. My macbook was installed with old version of bootcamp, should I remove this older one and reinstall a new one?
2. How to remove bootcamp from a Mac OS?
Better provide me a detailed guide to secure this reinstallment.THANKS EVERYONE.

If you launch Boot Camp Assistant, you will see that one of the choices on the first screen is to "Restore the startup disk to a single volume". Click on that and follow the directions. That will remove Boot Camp and Windows XP from your Mac.
You can then launch Boot Camp Assistant again to reinstall Windows.
If what you are saying is that you want to only update Bootcamp to the latest version (1.1.1) you do not need to remove your Windows partition and start over.
If you only want to update, go to this page and follow the instructions marked "Updating to Boot Camp 1.1.1 beta".
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
PD

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