Partitions for OSX and Win-XP, Photo Library and Scratchdisk

Hello everybody,
I have just received my 160GB hard disk for my MacBook, before installing it I have a question:
I want to run OSX, and windows XPPro
Within OSX I will be using Aperture
Within the XPPro environment I will be using CS2
Question 1.
for the CS2 envrinment I want to partition a schratchdisk of appr. 20GB. Will I be able to use this schratchdisk from both OSX and XP depending on when I use them (I am also able to run CS2 from OSX)
Question 2.
I want to access a single photo library from both OSX and XPPro, do I make an extra partition for this as well ?
I would be most pleased for any comments or alternative setups on partitioning.
I will be using Bootcamp.
Thanks in advance

I would only partition for scratch disk and running XP. For iPhoto it is best if the pictures are on the same partition as the operating system as it makes it easier to backup your data as my FAQ explains
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
Before partitioning, be sure to backup your data at least twice, as partitioning may cause the drive to fail if there is anything wrong with it at the low level. Apple´s Boot Camp utility theoretically can partition without wiping the drive, and other methods of running XP on your MacBook may make their own virtual partition to run XP on which you can copy over to a formatted partition with the installer´s Disk Utility if you so desire, or you can keep on your main partition. This FAQ of mine explains what those methods of running XP on Intel Macs are
http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html#INTEL
You may find though you don´t have to run XP at all. There are many more compatible Mac compatible titles than you might think which you can find in the above FAQ.

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