How to use the "Bootstrap.dat" file with bitcoin-qt? I have searched around, and nothing I find works for me.
Downloaded the approx. 10 GB Bootstrap.dat file. Now stuck on trying to link it with Bitcoin-QT.

Tried the following command in the console box in the bitcoin-qt app:

bitcon-qt -loadblock=/path/to/bootstrap.dat


Also tried copying the file into the AppData/Roaming/Bitcoin file... Still no luck.

I'm running Windows 7, anyone have step by step instructions on how to set this up?
Okay, it appears after much trial and error, I figured out that you put the bootstrap.dat file in the AppData/Roaming/Bitcoin or ~/.bitcoin folder. You can leave everything else in that folder untouched, just add the bootstrap.dat file in the Bitcoin folder.

I left bootstrap.dat in there, and finally Bitcoin-QT found it, and on the bottom it states "Importing blocks from disk..." I'm currently at 80 weeks behind on the update, compared to 240+.

I was reading crap about using the -loadblock command and extracting/unzipping the .dat file.... well this wasn't needed.  At least it isn't needed on the current version of QT, which I believe is .8.0.5