Installing windows xp on I mac 21

I had installed this  before , but recently cleaned hard drive and re-installed. Now when I try to install Windows through Boot Camp as administrator, it says I can not run windows. What have I done or need to do?

Boot Camp 5.0, included on Mountain Lion, is only compatible with Windows 7, and soon, 8. When you try to use a Windows XP DVD, Boot Camp won't allow you to install Windows telling that the Windows version that the disc includes isn't compatible.
If your Mac came with Mac OS X Snow Leopard or earlier, you can install Windows XP without any problem, but it's hard to do it as you can't use Boot Camp Assistant to create the Boot Camp volume

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