Window 7 OEM/VMware fusion 4?

i am new with mac! Recently I bought a macbook air, can someone tell me please? Can window 7 home premium OEM verision be install into the Macbook air with VMware fusion 4 together?

chun-yufrompittsburgh wrote:
i am new with mac! Recently I bought a macbook air, can someone tell me please? Can window 7 home premium OEM verision be install into the Macbook air with VMware fusion 4 together?
Yes it can

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