Cannot boot back into mac

I have done a few searches, learned some good info along the way, but I notice that questions similar to this aren't getting any response.
Boot Camp seems to run fine, but 3 out of 4 times, when I exit the PC via the BootCamp System tray, the Mac stalls. Instead of chiming and loading Mac OS, it goes into a sleep mode (power LED is completely off, but I can hear & feel the HD spinning. The Mac does not recover from this mode, so I end up forcing the power off.
All fine, but I do not want to force a shut down 3-4 times a day.
Does the lack of response means there is no precedent for this issue?

My error?
That is scary as I haven't really touched anything inside of Windows besides the PC software we installed it for. Not sure what I could have done to cause an error, although I'm no technician, hence the question here.
No battery here (Mac Pro) but I will find the IT guy and have him run WRE.
I can handle disk repair from the Mac side, however that has been done very recently.
Anymore suggestions/similar experiences from anyone else?
Thanks

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ive tried almost everything ive tried tech support and ive tried booting it from the start screen while holding down the option key and choosing mac but it keeps sending me back into windows

WHAT OS X do you have?
Tech support should have said to use Lion Recovery - Command-r or OS X OEM DVD (or retail)
I recommend installing OS X on a small 30GB volume as part of your TimeMachine drive, and then a 100GB volume partition to clone OS X with Carbon Copy Cloner
Option key is not so much "Held" down as tap at the right time or just hold MOUSE down to pause as if to ask for a CD/DVD.
Sounds like an issue for Lion more than Windows.
When you ARE in Windows then why not just use the Boot Camp Control Panel to set it to Mac OS X? that should work.

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I just tried to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64 via Bootcamp on my Late 2010 iMac (21").
Following installation (it completed installation fine) right before the part where the dialogue says 'Setting up your computer for the first time', the screen goes black and nothing appears to be happening.
I cannot boot back into Lion by holding Alt- it does nothing.
Holding C to boot from disk keeps brigning me to the same Windows Error Recovery screen where I am prompted to 'Start Windows Normally' or in the various Safe Modes.
Trying to start it normally results in this hanging black screen, trying to start it in safe mode results in a dialogue saying 'Setup cannot be completed in Safe Mode' and restarts the computer.
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Reboot, hold the option key down when you hear the chime, release it when the boot manager appears. Select OSX as the startup. Once started go to Apple>System Preferences>Startup Disk and make OSX the permanent choice until you get the Winjunk running, even better, remove the Winjunk partition and stay in the light.
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On the mac side launch System Preferences, click on the Date & Time Preferences Pane. Adjust your location by clicking on the Time Zone Tab. On the Date & Time Tab select an appropriate NTP Server. For where you are the asian one will do.
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I believe the following should help. In Windows XP, make your way to C:\Program Files\Bootcamp. You should see an icon labeled "kbdMgr". Double click that and look for the tab labeled "Startup Disk". Click your Mac OS volume as the startup disk. By now, you should also see the gray diamond for the Bootcamp manager in your system tray. Clicking that brings up a menu that allows you to restart in Mac OSX or enter the Bootcamp control panel where you can select a startup disk.
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Hi all, here is my problem. i tried to put it in a formal way to ease the reading.
Player: Creative MuVo 52MB TX FMFirmware: Creative MuVo TX FM Audible Firmware Upgrade Version .3.03
Problem: When new track begins I cannot rewind back into the end of the previous track. If I want to hear the end of a track I have to start from the beginning and fast <SPAN>froward through the tracks entirety towards the end of the track. This is especially frustrating when listening to a 20+ minute podcast or audiobook and all I want is to here the last couple of minutes. As stated in the user manual "frequent use of fast <SPAN>froward/reverse" will use more battery power and this is not an acceptable solution for wanting to hear the last couple of minutes. (Usually this happens when i am interrupted and the next track has already started, etc.)
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Regarding your comment "...creative does a good job with the timing of the fast-foward/rewind feature available now," I beg to differ. In my experience, the timing of the TX FM's rewind makes it very difficult for a user to do an 'instant replay' of a short audiobook section. This is frequently needed when a narrator's voice is unclear, or the user is distracted by something.
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