bootcamp and vmware

vmware's vmfusion is something I like more and more.

Last night I installed bootcamp on the mac.  After a few minutes of freak'n out, here are some lessons learned. Maybe they will help some other fool, but then again who reads instructions.

• When you are installing Windows, make sure you format the bootcamp created Windows partition, DO NOT leave it as is.  I did leave it alone and ended up looking at a non-system disk error after Windows tried to reboot.  Apple seems to suggest that FAT32, instead NTFS, so I took FAT32.
• Don't register your version of Windows till the very end, after you install vmware tools, or you will be like me and on the phone explaining why you went thought the three installs your Windows installation disk allow.  But to give M$ there due, they were very nice helpful on the phone.
  
• If a your are stuck with the Windows CD/DVD in the laptop drive.  Holding down the eject button on the keyboard while cycling the power will eventually eject the disk.  It may take a couple tries.
• To get back to OSX, hold the "alt/option" key while cycling power.  It will give a boot choice.
• That darn Windows boot chime can be upsetting when you having problems.

Once you have vmfusion installed, be a true geek and get you a couple virtual vm appliances with  linux distros.