Installing windows xp on macbook: question - please help!

i'm trying to install windows xp onto my macbook. a tutorial i looked up online said i should choose the option: "format the partition using the FAT file system" on the setup page. when i choose it, it says it will delete all my files and i didn't back them up (i know, stupid). should i choose something else? these are the other options i have:
format partition using NTFS File system <quick>
" " using FAT file system <quick>
" " using NTFS file system
" " using FAT file system
convert the partition to NTFS
leave the current file system intact <no change>
and i don't know if it's important to know or not, but i chose 5 GB to run windows on. and i also don't know what version of mac os x i have =/

Have you read this guide?
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/BootCampInstall-Setup.pdf
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