Installing and using WindowsSP on my mac

My wife got a new windows pc for Christmas and now I need to know how to use Windows on my MacBook Pro. I assume I have to install something called Boot Camp but do not know how or where to install it. Somebody help this old man!

If all you want is to be able to transfer files between her PC and your MAC, you don't need to run Windows on your MAC.
Programs like Microsoft office generate files that are completely compatible between MAC and Windows. Just e-mail the file to yourself and then download it from the e-mail to the second computer - or offload to a USB Flashdrive.
Even most programs that like to save files in some crazy native format, usually have an Export function that will let you export text files as either .txt, .rtf , or .doc if they are text files, .xls, .csv files if they are spreadsheets, etc.
The one thing you need to be careful of is to make sure that the files have the three letter suffix in the file name (e.g., .doc, .xls, etc). Apple uses a "Resource Fork" in the file that tells the OS what program created it. PC's don't. They look for the three letters at the end of the file. Files made on a MAC only show the three letter suffix if you set it up to make them show ir or if you make it part of the file name when you create the file. PC doesn't have a resource fork, so the MAC won't know what to do with the file unless the file has the three leter suffix.
It's cool to run Windows on your MAC, but it does tie up substantial hard drive space and you should only do it if it's necessary. Most of us that use Windows on a PC do it because we have to run some specific software application that is not written for the MAC. If all you want to do is transfer files, just try it. It's easy.

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