Multiple Windows installations on Bootcamp

I am presently running Windows XP via Bootcamp on my 13" MBP. I'm considering a change to Win 7 but didn't want to just dump XP and replace it with 7. Is there a way to setup multiple Windows (or even Linux) installations and have them all selectable on startup instead of just having the present choice of OSX or Windows?

Mac and MBR doesn't support 3 unique partitons.
Windows will have its own dual boot menu. OS X won't see all three.
You generally always have Windows boot menu when you have more than one partition.
Mac EFI boot manager in this case, by shrinking Windows, you won't.
Boot Camp doesn't support triple boot, but there are people that have.
Just search for Triple-boot on forum or Google or check Ubuntu forum and guides.
Virtual machines are always a lot easier, whether under Mac or under Windows. I doubt you'll really find you need XP in the end.
The normal method is to shink what you have, assuming it is large enough, to create a sub-partition in XP to hold Windows 7.
http://www.techspot.com/guides/143-dual-boot-windows7/
Normal structure is the GPT, Mac OS X, MBR, Windows, plus EFI partition(s) at the end of each user volume.
Backup, experiment, and proceed. But be ready to restore your hard drive partitions.

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