Specific questions before installing Bootcamp

My plan is the install Bootcamp first, and then VM Fusion,
so that I can do both a reboot into Windows and have
a virtual machine, depending on my needs.
Questions:
1. Do I only need the partition size for Windows XP to be
large enough for the operating system and not for any
Windows specific programs or files?
2. Bootcamp instructions state that with NTFS file system,
that files created on Mac cannot be saved in Windows
partition. Does that also mean that files created by
Windows and saved in the NTFS partition cannot be
opened by Mac? Is that an argument to make the Windows
partition FAT32 and only use it for the operating system?
3. I have a 1 GB hard drive. I plan to run as much as possible
within Mac, but will be forced to run certain items in Windows
(Panasonic KV-S2026 scanner only has Windows drivers,
QuickBooks 2008, etc). I won't be running games. How would
you divide your hard drive and why?
Thanks.

The biggest problem is often that people don't estimate how much disk space they will need for Windows. Double what you think you need.
If you don't think Windows will need storage to save programs and files, where do you think they will go?
Yes files and programs are stored on Windows.
Fusion will also add support files and drivers to Windows. Maybe you don't need to even use BootCamp and just get by with Fusion. Or Parallels.
NTFS is read-only from OS X unless you use 3rd party drivers, then you can write to NTFS.
MacFUSE 3G is one, Paragon-Software sells a program. It is no different than installing any scanner or printer driver, so it isn't a big deal. Installing Fusion, and Windows, those take more care and knowledge.
Vista requires NTFS. With XP you can still use FAT.
#3: you don't have a 1GB hard drive. 500GB? 1TB? Same with memory, everything is in "GB" now, and not "MB."
In your previous "solved" thread about XP Pro 64-bit, you went over most of this already. If you want to use 4GB fully, then Vista 64-bit. However, Apple still doesn't include the 64-bit drivers for the iMac, for those you need to grab them off the web.

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