Partition Issue when installing XP SP2

I have an OEM disk for Win XP PRO SP2. When I reach the point in the installation where it asks me to select a partition all I see is one giant partition that equals the size of my entire HDD. When I use my OSX install disk and use the disk utility, I see three partitions, one of which is BOOTCAMP. How do I get XP to see these partitions? Or better yet, is there a way to back out of this without deleting everything I have in OSX?
If I hold down the Option button at startup the only thing to pick from is the CD I have in the CD Drive. Am I already screwed?

My OEM disk was a DELL disc. I have used this disc to install windows using Parallels and it worked fine. Here's what I have found...
If you are about to install Windows via Boot Camp make absolutely certain that a)the partition you about to install to is labeled as "Boot Camp" and b) the size of the partition matches exactly what you created with the boot camp assistant. If there is a mismatch on either or both, STOP IMMEDIATELY! If you don't stop, then windows will begin trying to install itself on top of your OSX platform and will do much damage.
If you think your mac is hosed, do this. Buy yourself an external hard drive, preferrably the same size as your internal hard drive. Insert your OSX installation disc and install OSX to the external HDD (yes, mac will boot and run from the external). Be sure to select the "GUID" format under "partition/options." Get yourself a copy of TechTools Pro V4 by Micromat. Use the recovery features to attempt to get your data back. In my case windows actually wrote its files over my mac files and TechTools helped me recover over 650 MB worth of pictures that I didn't have backed up. Considering what happened to me I believe TechTools is AMAZING! Retreive and sort your files on the external. Once you are satisfied that you have recovered everything you can, format your internal drive and reinstall OSX (be sure to disconnect your external so that you don't accidentally format it too. Now, copy everything back to the internal. Finally, with that you external you have, use time machine to periodically back your system up.

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