Can't install Vista SP1 on new MBP

Hey there,
I posted this in another category by mistake, apologies.
I have a mid-2009 MBP and recently updated to 10.6 (now 10.6.1). I unfortunately need to install Windows on my machine for grad school examination software and I didn't have a copy of XP, so I went and purchased a retail version of Vista Premium Home SP1. Using Boot Camp, I get almost all the way through the installation process until it tells me that it "could not configure one or more system components." I verified and repaired disk permissions via Disk Utility before I started, and did the install 3 times with partition sizes of 32, 25 and 15 with no luck. Any ideas? Suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks.

I guess the problem is due to vista that needs a NTFS partition to be installed. Check in which way your bootcamp has being partitioned (I think FAT). In this case, to solve the problem is to format the partition in NTFS: in the vista installation process, when it is asked to choose where install windows, there should be a way to format and allow the process to complete regularly.

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