Re:  BootCamp 3.0.4 making me crazy

i run bootcamp assistant 3.0.4 ( from snow leopard 10.6.8 ) without downloading support files ( error message; support files not available). BC then restores my disk to a single partition  It then creates a partition of 20GB ( will not allow to change size.  no slider or buttons, all greyed out ) named c:\bootcamp fat32.
install windows xp pro sp3 disk and begin installation.  choose partition C:\bootcamp fat32 for installation.  choose ntfs format and away we go.
windows loads, starts, reboots.  i then insert snow leopard 10.6 install disk and NOTHING.  Explorer can not read disk because of unknown format.  I try to run exe file from support downloads to upgrade bc 3 to bc 3.1 and get  error message that bootcamp must be loaded before upgrade.
run search in windows, no bootcamp.  cant open osx disk. 
starting to m,ake me crazy.  i have read posts but none seem to address my problem.
original osx was tiger 4.0.11 and i was running win xp home edition sp2.  decided to upgrade osx to 10.6 and xp to pro sp3.  simple enough right?  HA, what a joke,
please, please someone help.  screw apple support it is worthless.
thanks

thanks for your rep;y.
my original install disks that came with the macbook were 10.4 tiger.  there are no support drivers in this version.  i had upgraded my os to snow leopard 10.6.11.  i have this installation disk but can not find files anywhere.  the disk was burnt from a disk image by disk utility and verified.
lets say i know nothing at all about mac applications,  what program and where on disk do i find these files?  I also have an install disk for os 10.5 leopard if that helps.
wouldn't the support files be on my computer when i installed os snow leopard?
thanks for helping, i feel like i never used a computer  before.  very frustrating.

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