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Windows on Mac decisions

brian9271

brian9271

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I was thinking of downloading Windows on my Mac

Any advantages and disadvantages points of Windows on Mac would be nice so that I can make a decision, thanks.
 
Advantage: you can run software made for Windows...
Disadvantages: You need a copy of Windows. It takes up hard drive space.
 
brian9271 said:
Hey if you get Windows on your Mac, and get a virus, that will screw your Mac up right?
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They are separate partitions. So no. Unless you install software specifically so Windows can write to the OS X partition, which then it could. Be under normal circumstances, it cannot affect the OS X partition. If you get a virus that can't be fixed, you can just reformat the Windows partition.
 
So the Windows partition will be affected and not the Mac partition, right, and if you removed the Windows partition, everything will be fine on your Mac?
 
brian9271 said:
Hey if you get Windows on your Mac, and get a virus, that will screw your Mac up right?
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Na,in the unlikey event a windows virus did migrate across OS X wouldn't
understand it,the only need for Mac AV would be to scan e-mail attachments
so you dont forward them onto your windows buddy's

edit brian9271 you are correct in the above statment#5,just think of it as like having to separate
OS's but on the same machine
 
Great, thanks for the help, now I'm going to see how to get Windows for free, although I might not install it just yet, I gotta see what the pro's say.
 
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