How can I install Windows XP x64 onto a GUID disk?

Ok, I've just gone to install it, and I've got this error:

"Setup cannot install to the selected partition.

You can only install to GPT disks on IA-64 machines and MBR disks on X-86 machines.

you can only upgrade installations on GPT disk on IA-64 machines and MBR disks on X-86 machines."

WTF?
 
Its simple. You can only install Windows platforms to MBR based disks.

You can install Linux to both, and you can install OS X to both.
 
I know but I've got 6 partitions....

MBR only supports 4 - and performs worse than GUID when running OSX.

I've managed it now, you need to create a FAT32 blank partition, then tell XP64 setup to convert (not format) the partition to NTFS... Jump thru the hoops and it works.

I've just done this and it's now installing... :)

EDIT: Spoke too soon, it's just rebooted and says "NTLDR is missing" :(
 
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