Fusion and Windows

[MedMacbook]

Greetings,
I have a Macbook (13 inch Alum. body, 2009). I would like to add Fusion and Windows on to my computer. With that said, if I add them, is there still a chance I could get a virus on my computer? And, If I decided to uninstall windows, can I do that and how? WOuld I need to get rid of Fusion too? I am a new Mac user and a student, so I need to figure these things out. I have no idea what fusion is and the questions I asked above. If anyone could help me, that would be great. And, any other recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[spinnerlys]

Yes, you can get viruses by using Windows via Fusion, but only Windows viruses, as there are NO Mac OS X viruses, and Windows viruses can't hurt/damage Mac OS X.

To remove a Windows virtual machine you can just delete the VM file in Users/YOU/Documents/Virtual Machine.


Please search before you post something that has been posted several times already.
MRoogle is quite a good tool to search this forums.


Also have a look at the following links, as the information presented there might be helpful in your future endeavours into Mac OS X and could clear up initial confusion and may even prevent harm to your system or your files.

http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/ - text
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/ - videos
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/ - text
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343 - keyboard shortcuts

 

[XxEjGxX]

the windows CAN get viruses, but they cant pass over into the mac side

 

[MedMacbook]

Thank you

Thank you very much for your suggestions.

 

[dacreativeguy]

The great part about using a Windows VM in Fusion is that after you install Windows and get it running well, you take a snapshot of this 'good' configuration. In the future, if you run into any problems, simply revert back to the snapshot and all the viruses/problems disappear.