Virtual PC 7 Question

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toygasm4u

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Hey guys,
I just got a copy of VPC 7 with XP Pro. My question is this: Do I have to install this on the system disk? Or can I install it on a different partition?

My Powerbook has two partitions; Mac OS X is on a 30 Gig Partition, and all my iTunes stuff, and movies, pictures, etc.. are on another 80Gig partition.

I'm just concerned about viruses and the like, though I don't plan on accessing the web or doing a large amount of file transfers with XP...

Can I create a third partition dedicated to VPC and expect it to work? Or am I wasting my time?
 
VPC 7 is a MacOS X application. It uses any number of disk image files as virtual hard drives. The only time that VPC writes directly to your Mac's hard drive is when it accesses a shared folder to which it assigns a drive letter. Windows treats other areas of your hard drive as a network drive with resulting restrictions.

Long story short: Windows viruses are restricted to the virtual hard drive disk images. Your Mac files are in no greater danger from VPC than they are from Windows computers on your network.
 
Yea... I went ahead and installed it this afternoon. I still have problems getting past the "virtual" mental road block in my head.. but...

I'll get over it.​

Thanks for the reply.
 
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