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Download Parted magic
Boot it and start the Failsafe option. It will eject the cd at some point. Then at the prompt type: menu
On the Desktop click the Partitioner
Use this to delete all your partitions and create one new Primary partition, it can be just the size you want for XP, and format as ntfs. If you only use part of the space Leave the remaining space free if you plan to install Linux later.
apply
it takes a few mins
when it's done - shutdown
Boot with the XP cd and select the partition you just created and let xp format it again ntfs quick format.
away you go install xp
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