Installing XP on Boot Camp help for 1st Generation Mac Pro

hi all,
i am trying to make my way through the documentation so that i can get WINDOWS XP back on my first generation Mac Pro since i need to run some programs for work. the old drive that i had this information on was running Snow Leopard (I believe) but it has died.
i have a formatted Fat 32 drive in Bay 2 and i am running Lion on my OS drive in Bay 1 and i am hoping someone can point me to the correct URL for doing this.
my understanding is that i need to use Boot Camp 4 but there appears to be a number of different versions of 4 and i am also having a hard time remembering /how/ to do this. i guess i download the Boot Camp 4 version that i need to my OS drive in Bay 1 and i somehow install this on the drive in bay 2? then i insert the XP disk and it automatically installs itself on this drive?
do i have to do something special with drivers?
ALSO, is there anything to be careful about if i have a PARTITION on the drive in Bay 1 that contains a Boot Camp of Windows 7?
TIA

I would always have a wired connection, even if you generally want/need to use wireless.
I am not up on Airport or how to install.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1222
USB ethernet has never been a real option on Mac OS X.
Links to various troubleshooting articles:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1388
You can download most updates manually, very few that require using Software Update, so it is possible to download in Windows.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
I have been happy with Netgear modems, routers and switches, which Amazon is always happy to sell!
http://www.google.com/search?q=MacPro+AppleAirport
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/airportextreme2007-002/airportextreme2007-002.html
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/jan07/013007.html
http://www.google.com/search?q=appleairportextreme
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AirCardMP/

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