My Mac OS X disk readable from Windows XP -- undesirable!

I have windows XP SP3 installed on a Bootcamp partition from Snow Leopard. When in XP I can see the entire Snow Leopard partition (and the firewire disk I use for Time Machine).
Given how unsafe Windows is at the best of times I really don't want everything visible this way. Unfortunately, I can't see a way to switch this off, either from within Windows or Mac OS.
Can someone advise me how this could be done?
Thanks.

In Vista or Windows 7 you can "Offline" it in "Disk Management". I can not remember if XP had this service. If not, I guess you could Disable it in "Device Manager".
There is more in Apple Bootcamp 3.0 online documentation. Useful for sharing between the OSs. I just onlined MacHD to copy purchased song into Windowds 7 iTunes from Snow Leopard on the MacHD, then Offlined it again.

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