Windows on MacBook and Viruses ..?

Hey guys..
I was wondering..if I have windows installed on a MacBook..Could i catch viruses that will affect my Windows partion while working with the OS X?
i ask this, because I was planning to install Windows, and not install an antivirus because I will not be accessing the internet from the Windows' partition.
Thank You All!

If you will not have internet connectivity in Windows you should be fine. Most OS X users do not use anti-virus software. There have not yet been any real viruses affecting OS X. I would just make sure that anything that you install in Windows is legitimate software and you should avoid using any software you may get from friends, etc. unless they are the original disks. In general, it's a good idea to run some form of anti-virus under Windows... but if you won't be using anything other than original manufacturers software, you should be okay (although, there have been cases where a virus has crept into original manufacturers software during the production process). I would suggest you run at least a free anti-virus program... like AVG:
http://free.grisoft.com/
It's a small program is light on resource use (unlike Norton, etc).

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