Win 7 pro installation on mac

I am wondering that is it possible to install win 7 to part of my hd and get it back to combine with my original partition when i decide to uninstall win 7?
Another but less important issue is can i use my magic mouse's wheel feature in win 7 cause i tried to use on a pc today and it didn't work. only left and right click worked.
And last, can you name the most common problems if I try to install win 7 to my mac or there is no known issue it is just perfectly working?

frostnolf wrote:
I am wondering that is it possible to install win 7 to part of my hd and get it back to combine with my original partition when i decide to uninstall win 7?
Yes. You can use Boot Camp Assistant to create a Windows partition to install Windows 7 on and then use Boot Camp Assistant to uninstall and remove the Windows partition.
Another but less important issue is can i use my magic mouse's wheel feature in win 7 cause i tried to use on a pc today and it didn't work. only left and right click worked.
Can't answer because I don't have a magic mouse.
And last, can you name the most common problems if I try to install win 7 to my mac or there is no known issue it is just perfectly working?
In general and with my installation of Windows 7 I have not experienced any troubles.

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