OSX Lion & Bootcamp

Updated to OSX Lion. Startup on MAC Side does not see Bootcamp Partition.
In Disk Utility can see Bootcamp Partition, but cannot mount it.
Reboot holding OPTION key boots fine to windows.
Errors out in MAC side triing to start Bootcamp partition in VMWare, or mount it, or see it on startup disk????
Any solution to mount and see Startup disk on MAC side????
Thanks,
Jack
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Problems with GUID partition table and/or Boot Camp usually require a full reformat of the drive. All data on the drive willl be lost.
Backup your user files and folders manually (drag and drop) from all partitions/OS's installed to a external powered drive and disconnect this drive, before proceeding with any OS upgrade.
Create a bootable disk.
BackupLion Bootable 10.7  Disk
Purchaseand download Lion from the Mac App Store on any Lion compatible Macrunning Snow Leopard.
Right click on “Mac OS X Lion”     installer and choose the option to “Show Package Contents.”
Inside the Contents folder that     appears you will find a SharedSupport folder and inside the     SharedSupport folder you will find the “InstallESD.dmg.” This is     the Lion boot disc image we have all been waiting for.
Copy “InstallESD.dmg” to     another folder like the Desktop.
Launch Disk Utility and click the     burn button.
Select the copied “InstallESD.dmg” as the image to burn,     insert a standard sized 4.7 GB DVD, and wait for your new Lion Boot     Disc to come out toasty hot.
With this disc you can boot any Lion compatible Mac, and install10.7 just like you installed previous version of Mac OS X. You can even use Disk Utility's Restore function to image your Lion boot disc image onto a external drive suitable for performing a clean install on a optical-drive-less MacBook Air, or Mac mini server.
http://www.eggfreckles.net/tech/burning-a-lion-boot-disc/
If you can't do any of this. Just hold off upgrading and let a computer support person help you.

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