Can you run windows on a mac without a partition

i want to run windows on my mac but i do not want to have a partition.
is there any way to run windows without a partition??????

william12frommagdalena wrote:
i want to run windows on my mac but i do not want to have a partition.
is there any way to run windows without a partition??????
Yes,
You can run Windows and a few programs at the same time as OS X in a window if your willing to take a performance penalty, no heavy duty 3D games or heavy CPU needs.
See this thread.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3655715?tstart=0

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