PLEASE HELP! WINDOWS INSTALLATION GONE HORRIBLY WRONG!

Last night I decided to install Windows XP on my new Macbook, so that I could use some software that will only work with that operating system. I used Boot Camp to do everything (i.e. set partitions, etc.) and it prompted me to Restart and install Windows, which I did.
Somewhere along the line, the installation process was messed up and I ended up with a computer that hadn't a trace of of Mac OS X present, (even though I had only set aside 32 GB of my 250 GB hard drive as a Windows partition), and a (Windows) set up screen telling me that there was no bootable disk in the optical drive. So, I gave up on the Windows installation, and put in the MAC OS X install disks that came with the laptop, hoping to salvage anything and everything that was left.
I got to the set-up screen where it asked me to choose my language and agree to the user agreement, both of which I did, and everything was going smoothly until I had to "Select a Destination"...there was no such destination to be found. I then went into the "Disk Utility" application, to find that it would not let me repair the disk or even erase the entire thing and start from scratch.
So now, basically I'm left with a bricked $1600 laptop with no operating system, as the Mac OS X installation will not allow for me to pass the set-up stage without choosing a non-existent destination. Can anybody with knowledge on the subject help me out please?!

Sorry to hear about your trouble. I've been there and it was so distressing I can't remember exactly how I fixed it.
STILL - there is nothing here that is terrible. If you really want to boot to disk and use disk utility to reformat or erase, you can. I see from your report that you have tried this already, but I'm guessing you didn't click on the exact right hard drive identifier. Try it again, but if you are sick of noodling around getting nowhere, take it in to a service agent. All your stuff is still there and someone can find it.
EDIT
In case this means something - in my own case I got frustrated, booted to disk and did a 7 pass erase of the entire hard drive (it took hours) So it was factory fresh and I did a new install all over again. A lot of work. Later I learned it would have been easier to just make a partition of the entire drive on disk utility, then remove it. You could do a three or four partition and switch back to one in less than a minute - this will wipe the drive of all references, and it would be clear to start a fresh install (if you don't mind losing everything and starting over.)
Otherwise there is definitely software out there that rescues 'lost' data.
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