Boot Camp Partition - FAT32 or NTFS?

I'm trying to install Windows XP SP2 on a Leopard machine using Boot Camp.
I ran the Boot Camp Utility in Leopard, and made a 160 GB MS-DOS (FAT32) partition. Is this in conflict with itself? I think I read somewhere that FAT32 partitions can only go up to 32 GB. So, if you want to install Windows XP on your Mac, with a partition over 32 GB in size, what do you do?
When I start up my Mac now, holding down the option key, and clicking on the Windows partition, it says "disk error. click any key to restart". Could this be something to do with me creating a 160 GB FAT32 partition?

Ok, thanks a lot guys. I've done it now and it all works properly. I used the NTFS format on a partition of 160 GB.
The answer was actually in Apple's own Boot Camp Install Setup PDF. Here's a quote from it:
*Even though Boot Camp pre-formats the Windows partition, this partition can’t be used to boot the computer. You must reformat the new Windows partition using the Windows installer.*
*To format the partition for Windows XP:*
*Select an NTFS or FAT format:*
*Important: Do not select “Leave the current file system intact.” To successfully install Windows XP, you must select one of the other options.*
The first time I ran the Windows Installer, I selected "leave the current file system intact" because I assumed Leopard's pre-format was all that was needed. But I was wrong. Leopard pre-formats the partition first, but then you need to use the Windows Installer to reformat it again, preferably to NTFS.

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