Which version of winodws works best with MBA? ahich software I should use?

I used to be a mac user until i started college, long story short got a MBA and love it to death but i still need to install windows in order for my work use, i need your advice on which windows version i should get? the home basic, premium or ultimate? and from reading the post here i see that there is another way to install windows on mba by using VMware, should i use VMware or boot camp to install my windows and any suggestions about what should i do and not do while installing? Thank you so much! mac rules!

Some advice depends on how much money you have available. As a college student I would think the budget is a little tight.
I would load Windows XP Home edition, not Vista. The subject of VMware is $ vs convenience. You can load XP under bootcamp for free, but you have to reboot between OSX and Windows sessions. Under VMware you can run both at the same time and switch between them at will, however it'll cost you $60-$80 for the privlige.
It's much easier to install Windows and VMware if you bought the external Superdrive, however watch out for the "gotcha" that I posted in another thread.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1378410&tstart=0
I use VMware and Windows XP, it's the best of both worlds although I would prefer to drop my windows use all together.
It's really nice to use SPACES and assign VMware/windows to space 2 and OSX tasks to space 1 and then switch back and forth.
Hope this helps, CaptFred

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