Uninstall mac OS and run Windows only????

This may have already come up in this forum but I may not be using the correct search terms so don't shoot me.
Is it possible to get rid of the Mac OS entirely and run only windows on my intel based macbook. I have got the drivers disc that bootcamp made me so can I wipe everything clean and boot to a bootable windows XP or Vista OS disc??
I have nothing agaisnt the Mac OS just do not ever see myself using it and it takes up plenty of hardisk space.

The reason I ask is because upon startup of xp as it is set as my default OS the computer screen flashes just for an instant the Mac OS startup screen and makes the iconic Mac OS startup sound then boots into XP. It is almost like it is referencing something in the Mac OS then going into Windows.
Has anyone completely uninstalled the Mac OS and tried running Windows only with firsthand knowledge.
Thanks for the info!!

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