How do i add windows to my macbook pro

I just bought windows 8.1 software and i was wondering how to install it onto my macbook pro? I was told a program called parralels or fusion could do it but i could not find them. How do i install windows and still have OS X available?

Use a virtual machine like Parallels, Fusion, or VirtualBox.
http://www.parallels.com/
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
https://www.virtualbox.org/

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tlynch58 wrote:
How can I download windows onto a macbook pro if it is not even offered at the app store?
Am I the only one that see's the walled garden horror in that statement?
Go to a Office type store or online and buy a copy of Windows 7 Home Basic, Home or Pro (whatever) and stick the 64bit DVD into the computer.
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hello am sorry to disturb you
i would like to know the above question since i have looked almost everywhere and i have received no answer
i have a macbook pro i5 with lion
i have been trying for month to install windows 7 as a secondary boot to my mac
but i haven't been able to
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Let me get this - because the title misled me as to what you are asking, ie:
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