Can't eject diskduring windows installation!

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My problem is, when im in the installation for Vista, it asks me for a previous cd of windows, which i have, but i can't get the disk while in the windows installation. I don't have access to Disk Utility or any other applications while in the installation, so I have been trying to find this manual eject hole on the mac, and I can't seem to find it.
Im using this mac here.
Apple - iMac - The all-in-one desktop for your photos, movies and music.
the 24 inch imac. is there an eject hole for this mac, and if so, where is it?
any other ways to eject the disk whilst in Windows installation?

thanks in advance
 

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Sorry, but to quote the BootCamp setup guide:

Important: You must use a single full-install Windows installation disc

Do not use an upgrade version of Windows...

btw: There is no eject hole on any of the slot load drives that I've seen.
 

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Yes, but what do you already have that you wanted to upgrade from?
 
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what do you mean, I'm on a mac so I don't have a previous version of windows i want to upgrade from, I just want to get Windows.
 

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what do you mean, I'm on a mac so I don't have a previous version of windows i want to upgrade from, I just want to get Windows.

According to your first post:

My problem is, when im in the installation for Vista, it asks me for a previous cd of windows, which i have, ...

you have a previous version cd of windows. What is it?
 
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oh windows 2000. lame, i know. but according to you i won't need to insert a previous version of windows with this new cd?
 

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