Need help with NTFS Windows XP Boot Camp

[Xephrey]

Alright, so I've been trying to install Windows XP 32 bit using the NTFS format. Sadly, Boot Camp Assistant only formats in Fat 32... not sure why it has to be horribly outdated. I was hoping that would get updated with Snow Leopard, but I guess not. If I try and convert the Fat32 partition to NTFS, but then it gives me a disk error after the first reboot. Then if I delete the bootcamp fat32 partition and create an NTFS partition instead of converting the one the bootcamp assistant created, it gives me the infamous 'hal.dll' error.

I know this can be done - I've seen it, I've done it before. Why is it giving me so much trouble I wonder.

I'm kinda scared of doing anything else as far as the windows installer partitioning software, cause my last windows install converted my entire HD to MBR instead of GUID, so I had to backup all my crap and restore it after doing a clean install. Could have done something else with those 6 hours...

Anyone have any suggestions? I've searched and searched a lot of forums. People have just linked to vague apple support documents that never really addressed the issues that I'm facing or something from 2007.

Thanks!

[Infrared]

Alright, so I've been trying to install Windows XP 32 bit using the NTFS format. Sadly, Boot Camp Assistant only formats in Fat 32... not sure why it has to be horribly outdated. I was hoping that would get updated with Snow Leopard, but I guess not. If I try and convert the Fat32 partition to NTFS, but then it gives me a disk error after the first reboot.

How did you try to convert it?

What you need to do is format the partition as NTFS from the installer.

[Xephrey]

Yeah, that's what I did. As soon as I restarted, I got either a 'disk error' or a 'hal.dll is missing or corrupted'. I've tried the quick format and the not as quick one from the windows installer, as well as the convert option.

[Xephrey]

I'm beginning to wonder if this is actually possible on my system how it's currently configured.

[psingh01]

I haven't run into that problem. My partition is 25GB so the Bootcamp utility creates it as FAT32. When I'm in the XP installer I just do a quick NTFS format and let it run. Haven't had any troubles yet.

I actually have more trouble if I leave it as FAT32 because when the windows installer reboots after copying files it is never able to find the windows partition! So mine only works with NTFS.

[Xephrey]

eh, I just went ahead and installed windows 7 x64. Thanks for the suggestions!