Vista problem, cant eject Disc 1

Trying to install Vista Business on a 50GB partition of my new iMac (2GB) running 10.5.2.
Installation begins and Windows goes along perfectly and then asks me for disc 2. Problem is, I have no way to eject disc 1. The keyboard eject button does not work, windows offers me no button, and there is of course no way to manually eject.
The Microsoft tells me that Vista comes ONLY in multi disc install and I see that some of you have installed Vista with Bootcamp. HOW ARE YOU DOING IT?
Thanks

Natgreg:
Welcome to the Forums:
That Upgrade version of Windows XP is your problem and therefore you are unable to install XP on your computer. Boot Camp requires a full version of Windows XP/SP2 or any full version of Vista.
You said that your work has over 200 computers and everyone has upgraded to windows XP. Remember that your work probably has Windows based PCs and therefore those people already had an earlier version of windows installed and therefore they could upgrade. On your Mac, you will are installing windows for the first time and therefore will need a FULL RETAIL VERSION (OEM VERSIONS WILL WORK TOO).
Where do you get a full version of windows? You will need to purchase it.
Axel F.

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