virtual pc 7 is it good can i get viruses etc
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lightsabre
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CJ MAC OSX IPOD said:
you have to remember that virtual 7 is just like a completly separate OS on your mac, so yes. If you use the net without protection through XP on your OSX or however you do it, then u risk the consequences....
Mikuro
Crotchety UI Nitpicker
Virtual PC should emulate viruses just the same way it emulates everything else. But since Virtual PC operates within its own disk image, it shouldn't mess with OS X at all (unless, perhaps, you have Shared Folders mounted).
You should follow many of the same security measures in an emulated Windows environment as you would in a real one. Most viruses and malware on Windows spread through email or the web (well, really just IE). It's possible you wouldn't be doing either of those things in VPC anyway, in which case you wouldn't need to worry too much. You don't even need to give VPC network access if you don't need it.
You should follow many of the same security measures in an emulated Windows environment as you would in a real one. Most viruses and malware on Windows spread through email or the web (well, really just IE). It's possible you wouldn't be doing either of those things in VPC anyway, in which case you wouldn't need to worry too much. You don't even need to give VPC network access if you don't need it.
ElDiabloConCaca
U.S.D.A. Prime
Yep -- with VirtualPC, you can get Windows-based viruses in your Windows virtual machine, but they cannot affect OS X in any way.
Short answer: any viruses you get will affect your Windows installation only.
Short answer: any viruses you get will affect your Windows installation only.