Reinstalling windows on bootcamp

i use imac with tiger os x10.5. recently i reinstalled the os and bootcamp. the bootcamp will not install vists ultimate. when it restarts on install command it is stuck on the white screen flashing apple, stop and querry mark on the screen. sometimes it goes back to the mac os instead of installing windows. i checked bootcamp patition format and it is ms-dos. please what can i do to get windows installed?

I was unwittingly sold an illegal OEM Windows 7....I'm going to buy from a more reputable source and install Windows 7 Retail version (buying software in Vietnam is a nightmare).
I was planning on using Mac Disk Utility to do one of two things to reinstall Windows 7:
a) Restore to single Mac Partition
or
b) Erase the disk and create a single partition for Windows (not sure I want to use this option as I'm not sure if it affects the Mac partition).
After running one of these options I was just going to run the Bootcamp Windows installation like I did the first time....
So are you saying I don't have to do this?
Can I simply log into my Windows Bootcamp Partition and boot from DVD and format/install? I assume this erases everything on Windows Partition and installs Windows 7 over the old illegal version?
Of course I will back up all data (windows and mac)
Thanks for your help (just bought Mac a month ago for first time).
Brad

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I wound up solving, or at least working around my problem. Selecting "Custom Install", instead of Upgrade, took me to a dialog box where Installer could format the Bootcamp drive from scratch. Installation then proceeded as expected. Unfortunately this cost me my partition, but that was better than being stuck in this Upgrade Catch-22. Note that formatting and partitioning this drive within the Boot Camp assistant did not solve my problem.

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