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Ease Mac OS / Windows Boot Camp switching
Authored by: sadiekiller on Thu, Apr 17 2008 at 9:05AM PDT

In Windows this isn't needed. Apple by default installs a task bar icon(those things next to the clock) that will quickly let you switch back to OS X. It looks like a grey diamond. When you click it (right or left click) there is an option to restart in mac os x. This only didn't work for me when I had Refit installed.

Ease Mac OS / Windows Boot Camp switching
Authored by: Minotaur1066 on Thu, Apr 17 2008 at 10:50AM PDT

Thanks for the info on my hint... I keep so few things running in the systray, I did not even pay attention to it.

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Ease Mac OS / Windows Boot Camp switching
Authored by: dragonir on Fri, Apr 18 2008 at 3:22AM PDT

Or use rEFIt, its the best way to choose your boot any time.