Installation of Window 7 for my iMac 27 inch

I would like to install window 7 to my iMac 27 inch. Could anyone can answer my following questions.
1) Which format (FAT or NTFS) should i use for creating a Partition for Windows 7?
2) If select NTFS, what partition size should i be select? (ie, 32GB, less than 32GB or can i use more than 32GB)
3) If select FAT, what partition size should i be select? (ie, 32GB, less than 32GB or can i use more than 32GB)
4) This is my first time to install window to my iMac, and i would like to install window 7. So do i have to update my boot camp to version 3.1 before installation?
5) What does it means that NTFS not be able to save files to the window volume?
6) Any other software i need to update before my installation of window 7?

Hi and welcome to Discussions,
I would like to install window 7 to my iMac 27 inch. Could anyone can answer my following questions.
1) Which format (FAT or NTFS) should i use for creating a Partition for Windows 7?
NTFS is a must for Windows 7. It won't install on FAT32.
2) If select NTFS, what partition size should i be select? (ie, 32GB, less than 32GB or can i use more than 32GB)
At least 40GB is a good starting point. Depending on the programs and files you wanna use, maybe more.
3) If select FAT, what partition size should i be select? (ie, 32GB, less than 32GB or can i use more than 32GB)
See above, FAt32 not possible with Windows 7
4) This is my first time to install window to my iMac, and i would like to install window 7. So do i have to update my boot camp to version 3.1 before installation?
See here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3986 and the BootCamp Installation Guide here http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
5) What does it means that NTFS not be able to save files to the window volume?
OSX can not write to NTFS partitions without additional help, like NTFS-3G http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/ or NTFS for Mac http://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/
NTFS can of course write to its own partition. BootCamp Windows can also only read from OSX partitions, unless you use MacDrive http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/
6) Any other software i need to update before my installation of window 7?
See the bottom of this http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3986
Regards
Stefan

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