A Few Bootcamp Vista Installation Questions

Hello, Apple forums,
I am will be, hopefully within the next week, installing my new Vista Ultimate on my 15 inch aluminum MBP. I would like, if it is not a problem, a few questions answered before I proceed.
1. Is using Bootcamp the best way to install Windows? I know there are other options, and I have heard people have had technical problems with Bootcamp.
2. When I install Windows, is my MBP still under warranty?
3. When I install Windows, will it, in any way, affect my usage of OS 10?
4. Will I be able to install programs, such as Word, Norton, etc. onto Windows?
5. Will all of the physical functions, such as the Trackpad, iSight, and DVD port still function?
6. How do I switch between OS's, or for that manner, can I do it without restarting the MBP?
Thanks you for taking the time to answer. I am pretty sure I know the correct answers to most of these questions, but I just want to make sure.

Hi Mechafire,
back from work (for which I had to leave this morning...
3. When partitioning the harddisk for BootCamp Windows the space for the Windows partition is taken from the OSX partition, thus decreasing the size of it.
Usually this poses no problem for OSX, but OSX can become erratic when the amount of free space on its partition drops below 10% of the partition size.
That's what I meant with 'problem'
4. Personally I haven't had any problem with installing programs on BootCamp Windows.
However there seems to be some very specific programs (usually protected with hardware-dongles) that do not run perfectly.
In the past AutoCAD was such one, but I'm not sure if this is still so.
5. As said, I don't have a MBP so I don't have first-hand experiences with it.
When you look around the BootCamp Forum you will find some posts which mentions problems with the trackpad in Windows.
7. I use BootCamp as well as Parallels with Windows on my Mac and I can say that I never had any problem with them.
BootCamp is the way to go when you know you don't need OSX at the time, while Parallels (and the VM apps) are quite handy when you are in OSX and just want/need to run a Windows program since you don't have to reboot the Mac.
8. Right now Windows 7 is not supported by BootCamp and also is still in Beta.
At the time of release of Windows 7 there will be most likely a BootCamp update that supports Windows 7.
Nonetheless there are some people round here that are using the Public Beta of Windows 7 on their Macs right now with the Vista Drivers that are on the OSX Leopard DVD.
Personally I would say wait for Windows 7 if you can , otherwise Vista is the next best choice.
Regards
Stefan

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