To do a fresh install back to a previous backup:
- Backup using Disk Utility at some good point to take a snapshot (some problems here)
- Use BootCamp assistant to combine partitions into one large one
- Use BootCamp assistant to recreate BootCamp partition
- Go ahead and start to install Windows by inserting disk (but only to format the new partition)
- Choose the right partition and format using FAT32 if you want to see files from within OSX
- Allow file copying to begin, but intercept on restart
- Hold down Option/Alt key and launch into OSX
- Use Disk Utility to restore image now that the partition is clean and recreated (won't work if you try to use the "Erase partition" option).
- Delete VMWare Fusion original virtual machine file and let it be recreated by VMWare
"I simply deleted the VM config file (/Users/[your_user]/Library/Application Support/VMWare Fusion/Virtual Machines/Boot Camp/[your /dev/disk#]/Boot Camp partition.vmwarevm), and then let VMWare Fusion rebuild the VM file... That did the trick, and I just hit cancel to avoid re-installing the VMWare tools (since they're already installed)."
See http://lonewolf-links.blogspot.com/2007/09/mbp-w-bootcamp-seamless-hdd-upgrade.html for more details.
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