Using Bootcamp to Run Windows

Ok, ponder me this, I loaded VMfusion on my machine added the windows system disk, added printer drivers and everything works wonderfully. I went over to a friends house and used bootcamp to load his windows system disk (XP2). During the process, you are suppose to load the Leopard disk to obtain drivers for windows, however here's the catch. When you are loading the windows system disk, the machine thinks it is in a windows environment, therefore you cannot use the disc eject button on your machine because it is a MAC command not recognized by windows. Since there is no manual eject button on the DVD/CD, how are you suppose to eject the windows system disk and then load the leopard disk.
I'll be really interested in the answer to this question, I'm assuming that the Apple people didn't take this into consideration when they designed these machines, hopefully I'm wrong. As a 25 year PC user I am more than please with my new MAC and will make recommendations to all of my friends to switch over. The key factor in my purchase was that the MAC can now run windows based programs. I still have my PC and laptop running XP (Vista was another reason I switched), but eventually I'll want to get a MAC book.

Kappy, thanks much for the reply, it was helpful and now that I think about it so simple. Thanks much

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EFI
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