On dual-boot iMac, after fixing "EFI Boot" issue, will booting Windows cause the same issue again?

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Published on 2010-03-09T19:37:38Z Indexed on 2010/03/17 3:41 UTC
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On my dual-boot iMac, after fixing the well-known "EFI Boot" issue, will booting Windows cause the same issue again?

I'm hesitant to try booting Windows until I hear from others.

Details:

It all started when I had been working in Windows and then re-booted into Mac OSX Snow Leopard. Any attempt to boot into OSX would result in two giveaway symptoms: 1) The MAC HD was re-named "EFI Boot", and 2) a gray progress bar stopped at 10% and the spinning wheel kept spinning - no joy.

Many articles on Mac Forums describe the same thing, including the fix, which is to erasing the damaged partition and either: a) re-install the OS from DVD, or b) perform a Time Machine RESTORE (which I did).

Is there anything I can do to keep enjoying the benefits of a dual-boot iMac without fear of a repeat problem and associated 2-hour restore from Time Machine?

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