Odds and Ends: An easier method to get Windows Vista to run with Boot Camp; Knowledge Base updates

An easier method to get Windows Vista to run with Boot Camp TUAW reports on an Apple Discussions thread that describes an easy -- but potentially risky -- method for installing pre-release builds of Windows Vista on Macs using Boot Camp.

"[...] you need to use some kind of partition manager (the forum poster used one from within XP, but I've heard you can use one that starts up from within the Vista installer when booting from the DVD) to delete an ambiguous partition that Boot Camp creates that is around 180-200 MB in size. Again, we can't stress this enough: this is done at your own risk - you are messing with your boot record and after this step, Boot Camp won't be able to adjust your partitions or blow away and reclaim your Windows partition anymore. Mac OS X and Windows will still boot just fine, but this isn't an ideal setup for the faint-of-heart Boot Camp user."

Knowledge Base updates

• #303869 iDVD and QuickTime 7.1: iDVD stops responding when previewing project
• #303530 What are Letterboxing, Pillarboxing and Windowboxing?
• #301911 Xsan: How to repair the filesystem

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