Will installing lion os leave my mac as it is?

I have win7 pro on my personal macbook air courtesy of my job (and parralels6). Now I have left but don't have the license key so can't re install. Will installing lion leave my mac "as it is" so to speak.

no one knows, and if it was me, I'd just buy Windows 7 64-bit SP1 - probably only need home premium and system builder would set you back $99 and be legit and you can reinstall and have activation.
Will Lion change the partitioin tables and support some? probably. Every OS change has. Do some using Boot Camp have an issue? or SL owners that upgrade? probably 10% definitely will.
Just as 10.6.8 afftected Parallels 6 and required an update should be a clear sign, and warning.
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