Windows 7 installation failure - Partition removal failure

Having an issue...
Have newish 27inch with latest SL build. Bootcamp 3.02. Tried to install Windows 7 (64 bit, which is probably the mistake). Made it most of the way through the installation process, then the screen started to hang for while... had no choice, had to reboot. Long story short, I eventually had to restart (hold option) to boot into OS, and then remove the partition. Problem is, even after I removed the partition from bootcamp, whenever I restart my machine, if I don't hold down option, it goes to a black screen looking for a bootable disk. It thinks it's still trying to boot to windows, even though the partition has been removed. Aside from blasting the OS away, any work arounds??
thanks much

Thanks for the info - forgot to check the start-up preferences...
Been reading a bunch of notes on the Window's 7 installation, more workarounds then expected but it seems manageable. After getting the partition setup, rebooting, and getting into the windows installation setup, the partition that I setup was marked as 'not formatted properly' (as mentioned in the bootcamp installation guide). However, the "next" button was grayed out, not allowing me to continue. So, I tried formatting the partition from within the widows setup and everything seemed to work until the second reboot (post installation).
I'll go back and research more - thanks for your quick and helpful answer.

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