Which windows for my mac ?

Hi Guys !
Just a silly question (i've never expecting to ask this) which windows do i have to install on my macbook Pro ?
MacBook Pro 17' / 2.8 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo / 4 Go Ram
Mac OSX 10.6.6
(Sorry for my english, i'm only french you know)

You don't have to install Windows at all. In fact, your computer will run better if you don't.
However, if you do, it depends on the technology you use to run Windows. If you use Apple's BootCamp software to create a dual-boot system (one where you choose at boot time whether you want to run Windows or OS X), then you are limited to Windows XP (either version), Windows Vista (any version), or Windows 7 (any version).
If you install Windows in a VM (using Parallels for Mac, or VMWare Fusion), then it's not important. You can install everything from MS-DOS to Windows 7 Enterprise without a problem (and, for that matter, Linux, OpenSolaris, FreeBSD, etc.). Because of my work, I have VMs for CentOS, RHEL5, Windows XP Pro, Windows 2000, and Windows 7 Enterprise installed and running under OS X.

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