Why can't I delete my Windows XP partition after upgrading to Lion?

I have a 2006 Mac Pro with a Windows XP partition installed via Bootcamp. I recently upgraded to Lion, and then found out that Windows XP partitions are not supported in Lion. So, now I just want to get rid of it. However, the new version of Bootcamp in Lion is not allowing me to remove this XP partition.
I tried deleting it from Disk Utility, but that just deleted all the files in Windows. I want that partition gone!

You said you have a workstation with 4 drives, not a notebook.
And you have not reformatted in years.
Just clone Mac OS X Lion (and Lion Recovery) to anotehr hard drive with Carbon Copy Cloner.
Cloning as a Backup Strategy
Or backup and erase the DRIVE, like WDxxxxx and not your "Macintosh HD" volume and restore.
Reformatting is a good idea when moving to a new OS and lot of changes to partition structure go on each time, sometimes even mid-stream of a version.

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