Virtual Windows 7 machine with 4GB RAM

I'm currently upgrading my iMac to 8GB RAM, I have a 2.66GHz processor , will I be able to install Windows 7 in a virtual machine using VMWare Fusion 4 with 4GB of dedicated RAM?

Sure, why not.
Depending on your usage you might wanna rethink the amount of RAM you assign to the Fusion Windows VM.
Windows 7 runs quite well with 2GB for example whne you usage is the more "Office-like" one.
Keep in mind that the amount of RAM you assign to a Fusion Windows VM is not avaiable to Mac OSX until you close the Windows VM and Fusion.
Stefan

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