Problem installing windows XP in bootcamp

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I think i tried to make a partition before, and it worked, But then i quitted bootcamp (it never installed xp becaouse i didnt want to when it was done to create the partition) ... How do i look if i have a windows xp disk? so i can erase it and create a new one

Always use BootCamp to create or erase partitions. Try that first - BUT it is very likely that your data is scattered across the drive and you need to "stack" it neatly on one side.
I found an Archive & Install (re-install) is the easiest & fastest remedy, but you can also try:
iDefrag (costs money - no free trial) is successful 75% of the time, but it is hours of work. 25% of the time iDefrag cannot sweep ALL of your data (I suspect ADOBE type stuff cannot be moved, but I'm not an expert).
The other answer is to follow the directions in the pop-up:
"Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume."
Plug an external hard drive into your USB or FireWire, insert your OSX DVD and reboot holding down the alt-option key. Select the DVD. Select the Language. Wait for the toolbar to appear. Select Tools then Disk Utility. Select the HD (top of the list). Select "Restore". Mouse your cursor to Macintosh HD and click/drag it to Source. Mouse over to your external HD and drag it to Destination. Click "Restore" (lower one) and you are now erasing the external drive while copying your Mac drive completely to the external. Takes 30 minutes or more. Next reformat the Mac drive (erase it to a single partition). Next restore the clone from the external drive to the Mac (reverse the above instructions). Start Bootcamp. Away you go.
EDIT:
If you decide to archive & re-install, you simply start Bootcamp afterward and restore the single partition then re-partion using BC.
Obviously a person can format the Mac drive and reinstall a clone using Time Machine, or Superduper. I find these less easy and just as risky as the above methods. My experience only...
Good luck!
http://hintsforums.macworld.com/archive/index.php/t-72767.html
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