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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1390005" data-attributes="member: 46727">First, the Boot Camp Assistant utility is stable and has worked well with all versions of OS X since it was first introduced with Leopard (OS X 10.5).&nbsp; Keep in mind that BC &quot;assists&quot; in the installation of Windows by creating a partition for it and setting up a boot sector for Windows.&nbsp; (dual boot setup)&nbsp; That being necessary since Windows uses BIOS settings for boot info rather than EFI which OS X uses.After the installation of Windows is completed and it's up and running, BC is out of the picture and has nothing to do with the mounting or dismounting of the partitions.CampTune, however, has undergone some changes and upgrades.&nbsp; The latest being CampTune X which is what I'm assuming you used to increase the size of your initial BC partition. What makes the use of CampTune somewhat complicated is that now there is another partition to contend with - the hidden Recovery partition which Lion uses.&nbsp; I don't know if that's the reason you're having difficulty with mounting and dismounting, as it could also be related to the hard drive itself.If you continue to have problems here's what I suggest:&nbsp; Make a complete backup of OS X - use Time Machine and perhaps also <a href="http://www.bombich.com/" target="_blank">Carbon Copy Cloner</a> or SuperDuper.&nbsp; Backup the Windows partition with the new version of <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Winclone/3000-2242_4-172338.html" target="_blank">WinClone</a>.Reinstall Lion from the Recovery Partition, restore OS X from Time Machine. Next, use the BC Assistant to create a Windows partition of the correct size, and then restore Windows from WinClone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1390005, member: 46727"] First, the Boot Camp Assistant utility is stable and has worked well with all versions of OS X since it was first introduced with Leopard (OS X 10.5). Keep in mind that BC "assists" in the installation of Windows by creating a partition for it and setting up a boot sector for Windows. (dual boot setup) That being necessary since Windows uses BIOS settings for boot info rather than EFI which OS X uses. After the installation of Windows is completed and it's up and running, BC is out of the picture and has nothing to do with the mounting or dismounting of the partitions. CampTune, however, has undergone some changes and upgrades. The latest being CampTune X which is what I'm assuming you used to increase the size of your initial BC partition. What makes the use of CampTune somewhat complicated is that now there is another partition to contend with - the hidden Recovery partition which Lion uses. I don't know if that's the reason you're having difficulty with mounting and dismounting, as it could also be related to the hard drive itself. If you continue to have problems here's what I suggest: Make a complete backup of OS X - use Time Machine and perhaps also [URL="http://www.bombich.com/"]Carbon Copy Cloner[/URL] or SuperDuper. Backup the Windows partition with the new version of [URL="http://download.cnet.com/Winclone/3000-2242_4-172338.html"]WinClone[/URL]. Reinstall Lion from the Recovery Partition, restore OS X from Time Machine. Next, use the BC Assistant to create a Windows partition of the correct size, and then restore Windows from WinClone. [/QUOTE]

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