Hi Tiffany,Viruses don't affect Macs. Yes, the files will be infected and you will have to do something about that on the Windows side, but it won't do anything on the Mac side.
My two cents: I love vmware fusion. It's a lot easier than booting up into windows by restarting. cheers, jane On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Tiffany D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, especially for the tip. As for usage, same here. I'm mostly > using it for my Greek lessons, to access certain sites that Safari > can't handle and maybe to do some scanning. But question. Since > you've matched up the two folders, if I get a virus on the Windows > side, will it effect the Mac, since the folder is shared? > > On 7/29/08, erik burggraaf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Fusion and bootcamp are both great. Which is best for you depends > > entirely on what your needs are. > > I chose fusion because I only want to do the odd thing in windows and > > I don't want to interupt the rest of my computing life to take care of > > windows business. If you don't care about the seperation, then > > bootcamp is free and more than adaquit. > > > > Fusion is %100 accessible, don't worry about a thing there. > > There are several good key mapping utilities, but since I'm a window- > > eyes user I don't need them and have largely ignored the threads on > > them. > > > > When you install windows on fusion it will place your mac home folder > > as a shared drive under my computer. I enhanced this by moving the > > target of my documents on the windows side to the documents folder of > > my home folder on the mac. That means no copying and pasting is > > required between my documents under windows and /users/rico/documents > > on my mac. > > > > Hope this helps, > > erik burggraaf > > > > Certified Technician > > Assistive Computing LTD Support and training > > Sales department: 888-828-2445 > > Support and Training: 888-255-5194 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Website coming soon > > > > > > > > On 29-Jul-08, at 11:32 AM, Tiffany D wrote: > > > >> Geia sas, > >> > >> So I've decided to go with Fusion rather than Bootcamp. A very > >> knowledgible friend told me it was a better bet. However, he's > >> familiar only with Windows and not Mac. So how accessible is Fusion > >> on the mac in general? Can I have a shared folder and move files > >> between the two systems like he said? What kinds of drivers will I > >> need to get so that Windows will recognise the keys on my Mac? If > >> Fusion isn't the best option for vmware, then what is? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Tiffanitsa > >> > > > > > > > >
