XP Errors on Startup (Checking Filesystem lags startup)

Question

Bootcamp 2.1 Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows runs fine, boots fine. Usually..
When I switch from 10.5 over to XP before it boots into XP it gives me an error screen saying it has to check my File System. Every time.
"Checking File System on C:
Type of File System is FAT32
One of your disks...." etc
Press any key within 9 seconds to skip...
Problem is, won't respond to any keys (Macbook), and hence won't let me skip that screen. Then goes into % checking the filesystem, starts around 18%, speeds up then lags at about 70% then slowly to 100%, lags again, then will startup. Around 15 minutes later.
How do I force the skip?
Better yet is there anyway to never have it check the filesystem?
If the partition was less than 30Gb would this check take less time?
Like I said, once I'm in Windows XP, it runs fine, just takes forever to switch back and forth (going from Mac-Windows anyway). Should I be using Startup Disk in Sys Prefs or is there another way (using Option on Startup?)
Thanks

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