Partitions all messed up

I just got my first Mac..the MacBook Pro. I've always wanted one, but I needed to run Windows applications. So as soon as BootCamp I made the plunge..and I love it.
However, after owning it for about a week, I've already managed to mess it up. I installed BootCamp and Windows XP on a second partition (NTFS). But when MacDrive didn't work, I tried to create a third partition using disk util in the terminal. I resized the OSX partition and created a new Fat32 partition. Windows stoppped booting. Not the biggest deal because I hadn't actually installed anything. But for the past three days I've been trying to delete these two partitions (NTFS and FAT32). I've tried everything (short of wiping the drive). I've read countless forum/forum posts, and have no idea what to do. Why an earth is is so hard to delete a partition?!?! Please, someone help me out, or recommend a program that will help me. I called Apple Care, and they recommended a program named Drive Genius, but it turns out it doesn't work as it doesn't support Intel macs... There has to be another way!! Please, someone! thnx...

If you find that the partition utilities that come with OSX are not complete enough for you, you can always check out some of the 3rd party tools, such as iPartition.
ps: Always remember to BACKUP your data before you use these utilities!
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If possible backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
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After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Install button.
Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar. You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. There are situations in which this will not work. For example, if you are already booted into the Lion you originally purchased with your Apple ID or if an instance of the Lion installer is located anywhere on your computer.
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Install Snow Leopard. If needed upgrade to 10.6.6 or later.
Open the App Store, login using your Apple ID, re-download the Lion installer.
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Install Lion.
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