Three Questions: Which Windows OS, Parallels, and HD Partitioning?

Hi Everyone,
I have three questions about Boot Camp and Parallel that I hope someone can answer. I've been searching high and low on the internet, but can't seem to get a definitive answer.
I have a MacBook Pro. Specs: 2.16 GHz Core Duo (Tiger, v10.4.11), 2GB RAM, 100 GB HD (or more like 18 GB free now, running Final Cut Pro 5, Photoshop CS, Office for Mac 2004).
1) I purchased the Leopard upgrade and want to install Windows. Should I choose Vista or XP? I know XP is more stable, takes up less resources, and has better program compatibility...but Vista is newer. To give you a sense of what I use Windows for right now...I mainly run AOL, Outlook, Office, Firefox, and Microsoft Flight Simulator (the only game I play).
2) I also purchased Parallels v3.0. If I use Windows for Parallels and Boot Camp, do I need two installations of the windows OS? Does Parallels know that there's a Windows partition already?
3) How much room should I give for the Windows partition? I've been reading 5GB for XP and 15 for Vista, just for the OS itself. Also, what file structure should I choose? NTFS or FAT?
I should also add that I want to do a clean install of everything to start fresh again. All of my files are backed up already onto an external hard drive.
Thanks for your help in advance!
-Bob

hi Bob,
ok, so Vista is newer & prettier - so what? will it give you anything you don't already have? probably not. having been drawn in by the shiny-newness of Vista, and progressively disappointed by is demons, i'd seriously reconsider my choice if i had to do it all again right now. maybe in 6-12 months time the "issues" will have been worked out...
the latest versions of both Parallels & VMWare recognise & use an existing BootCamp partition, so only 1 Windows partition/VM is required. so you'd first create your BootCamp partition via OSX, install Windows onto it, and then Parallels (or at least VMware, from recent personal experience) will see it as a valid virtual partition.
your figures for Windows' own HDD usage are fair (+ apps & data).
just be warned that an out-of-the-box install of XP will consume ~200MB ram, & Vista is more than 3 times that. with XP i have the tools & know-how to pare it down to <80MB, but I'm still battling to get Vista's ram footprint smaller than ~400MB. this comes right off the top of your free ram while under OSX/Parallels...

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