Funky Leopard Boot

Hi All.
I installed Leopard and then BootCamp over an existing Boot Camp Beta.
I'm getting TaskManager.exe not responding errors, a couple of crashes, no keyboard control over the DVD/CD writer/reader and some other funkiness. For instance CtrlOptionAppleKey and Delete Key was just now giving me access to an Administrator Login for "Administrator" whereas it used to give me TaskManager (also my Admin Pass that I wrote down did not seem to work).
So I just now restarted.
I have MacDrive installed so I had to right click on the Leopard CD (to see the Windows formatted files) when I inserted it and I'm partly wondering if I re-installed BootCamp instead of simply updating the drivers by clicking on the wrong .exe? Is there a way to check to see you have the most current drivers?
Is there a two part process to this procedure??
Does BootCamp get installed on the Mac side and the PC side only gets drivers installed and/or updated?
Is it different if you already have BootCamp installed as a Beta?
As importantly does it make any sense for me to do a Boot Camp or Driver re-install and what is the exact .exe that one clicks on to do either.
Thanks,
Jonathan

1. Installing a clean Leopard on my 4th bay. Will this compromise anything on bay 1 (my current boot drive)
Nope...not at all. Completely separate drives.
2. Installing FCS2 on this 4th Bay Drive (with Leopard). Will this conflict with any resources on bay 1 (my current boot drive)..
Nope, see above. The OS on one drive will not access system resources on another drive.
There was a Leopard (bay 4) installation at a demo at my user group meeting tonite, but I failed to ask the FCS2 question.
This is sketchy. Works for some, not for others. Personally I wouldn't do it and rely on it to make a living.
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