I rooted in the beginning with autonooter, but I just ran across some sites that sell the micro sd cards with everything already on them. Seems like an easy way to do it. I haven't tried either one, but I'm thinking of getting a Root My Nook card to try. Anyway, check them out since it seems pretty painless and goofless.
(Coundn't think of a better word)
http://www.rootmynookcolor.com/
http://www.n2acards.com/