Installation of Windows XP interrupted - help!

[NeedHelpFast]

I was going to install Windows xp on my Mac OS X but uner the installation it interupted because the guy that owned the cd had to go home.
So after that i started my computer and it won't work.

It's a black screen with a white flashing icon an it looks like this: _

Im trying to reinstall my computer but i can't beacuse it seems like i have no Machintosh HD thing
http://s1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc497/needhelp10/?action=view&current=d015.jpg


And this is how it looks like in the Disk Utility
http://s1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc497/needhelp10/?action=view&current=d015.jpg

Under the 250 GB hiatchi harddrive so should it be a thing called Machintosh HD but it's not there.

another photo:
http://s1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc497/needhelp10/?action=view&current=d016.jpg

Hope somebody can help beause i use this computer in school!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Have you tried selecting "1 partition" in the volume scheme dropdown menu, where it currently says "Current"?
It seems you have deleted the Macintosh HD partition during the installation of Windows.


Btw, you linked to the page where the pictures reside in, therefore no pictures showed up. To actually embed the pictures, right click on them and select "Copy Image Address".

 

[Miker2k]

It looks like your partition is gone..... did you partition the disk into two partitions in order to install Windows?

 

[NeedHelpFast]

It looks like your partition is gone..... did you partition the disk into two partitions in order to install Windows?

Yeah i actually did 150gb mac and 100gb windows.

 

[NeedHelpFast]

Proper thread title might help.

Have you tried selecting "1 partition" in the volume scheme dropdown menu, where it currently says "Current"?
It seems you have deleted the Macintosh HD partition during the installation of Windows.


Btw, you linked to the page where the pictures reside in, therefore no pictures showed up. To actually embed the pictures, right click on them and select "Copy Image Address".

This is how it looks like

 

[simsaladimbamba]

This is how it looks like
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc497/needhelp10/d017.jpg?t=1294850962

I know, you already posted that.

What does show up, if you click on that drop down list where it currently says "Current"?

EDIT: You corrected the link, I see.

Have you clicked on the "APPLY" button?

Have you tried this?
Partition Your Hard Drive With Disk Utility

 

[NeedHelpFast]

I know, you already posted that.

EDIT: You corrected the link, I see.

What does show up, if you click on that drop down list where it currently says "Current"?

Have you tried this?
Partition Your Hard Drive With Disk Utility

if i have Current on i can't click it and if i take 1 partition so haven't i tried yet, I'm afraid that something will happened that is bad

 

[Miker2k]

Yeah i actually did 150gb mac and 100gb windows.

It looks to me like the Windows install somehow took out your partitions. At this point it may be best to reinstall OSX and restore from backup. Build your two partitions in the Utility and then you can bootcamp after OSX is reinstalled.

 

[NeedHelpFast]

It looks to me like the Windows install somehow took out your partitions. At this point it may be best to reinstall OSX and restore from backup. Build your two partitions in the Utility and then you can bootcamp after OSX is reinstalled.

So first im gonna make 2 partitions and then reinstall OSX that should work this time beacuse im gonna make my partitions and how do you restore form backup?

 

[Miker2k]

Well, how did you backup the data on your mac? Did you use time machine? If so there is an option to restore data from time machine as part of the install process.... http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/15638.html