Would a virus in windows damage the mac hardware when boot camped

HI guys, I'm thinking of boot camping with windows 7 for a few must have programs as yet not available on my new Mac. I am worried about potential hardware damage from viruses and any warranty issues that might arise from a different os running on a mac. Thanks for any feed back.

Yes well there is FAQ and HOW To and guide to help get started
www.apple.com/support/bootcamp
no one would recommend jumping w/o a safety net but not everyone seems to take backups seriously. that goes for cloning OS X, using TimeMachine, and WinClone 3 to handle Windows as well as Windows system restore images.
Not everyone knows how to manage and maintain OS X either. But they use it.
And for some, they are better off probably staying with running Windows as a guest VM rather than natively. Games of course won't perform well.

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I have parallels 7 and windows 7, how do I use Boot Camp and windows

I have Parallels version 7 installed on my MacPro5,1 mid 2010 (3.2ghz quad core) OSX 10.6.8
My question, can I run Windows from the Parallels 7 using Boot Camp app, or do I have to install it with Boot Camp on a different partition ?
I have never used Boot Camp before so this is puzzling ?
I want to run a few of my PC games better than in Paralels 7 .

I thought the Mac were finicky with which hard drive they use.
I remember getting a 3.5 floppy for my IIe then many years later getting a 80meg HD then up to a IIgs ( loved that thing). Formatting and rebuilding HardDrive swapping out the smaller HD's..
Then a Mac IIci, last was wife's QuickSilver before this MacPro5,1..
It seemed so simple back then before serial- ATA, then. Started learning Windows vista (2008) on my mom's Asus laptop now Windows 7 ?
Getting more Mac like all the time... A friend who tried the Sata 3 and blew something on his pc laptop fixed it..
Thank God formatting drives is easy, only back up the data you need before doing anything with a drive..
Thanks again for the information and Merry CHristma and a Happy New Year !!

Anti-virus for Windows on my Mac Pro

I have recently purchased my Mac Pro and would like to install VMware Fusion in order to put Windows Vista on my system. (Have a lot of old PC storage I want to bring in.) What is a good anti-virus program for this type of installation?
Thanks,
3D Dad

I use Fusion to run Win XP Pro on my Mac Pro, as well. While I mostly use it to access my company's network using a set of company-supplied Windows utilities -- I'm satisfied with the overall result. For anti-virus protection, I use AVG Free Anti-Virus. Every time I run Fusion or Boot Camp, AVG Free AV checks for updates (too frequently, for my preferences); but it scans my system for viruses every time as well (a scan frequency that I really like). So, overall, it works well.
I don't tend to use my Win XP applications very much, so I try to only use freeware there. (But I had to buy SnagIt -- an excellent tool for capturing anything on your screen, including videos.) Otherwise, I have this bunch of freeware applications installed (and occasionally used):
1. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
2. AVG Anit-SpyWare Free Edition
3. Mozilla Firefox
4. Mozilla Thunderbird
5. Apple Quicktime
6. Apple iTunes
7. Apple Bonjour for Windows
8. Free Launchbar
9. Irfan View
10. VLC Media Player
11. doPDF
12. Anti-AdWare 2007
13. FileZilla FTP client
14. WinPatrol

What is the best spyware/virus protection program for the mac?

I'm new to the whole virus protection thing, and I know there are very few viruses out there for the mac, but better safe then sorry right? Plus i'm mainly getting it for the spyware protection anyway. Does Leopard already have some protection for it? Or would it be better to buy a new program? Thanks.

Normally the best defense against Virus and other scrap on the net is the User. Never agree to open something you are not sure about. Don't visit dangerous sites, and think twice before make a gesture.
After almost 25 years on Mac, and with X system, the only use for a AntiVirus is you can pass Virus to PC user but that ot effect your Mac. If you use Parallels or Bootcmp (or booth) you need a AntiVirus and Anti what the need on the PC, because that take 20 minutes on PC to be infected.

I am going to buy a mac mini i7 with 3 thunderbolt displays for forex trading. the question is if i use bootcamp and run windows on the mac mini will the displays still run the same way as if i was running it on Lion?

I am going to buy a mac mini i7 with 3 thunderbolt displays for forex trading. the question is if i use bootcamp and run windows on the mac mini will the displays still run the same way as if i was running it on Lion?

No idea if Windows will do it, but you can run Windows without Bootcamp & have OSX available at the same time, which should give you all the Monitors that OSX uses.
Parallels...
http://www.parallels.com/
VmWare Fusion...
http://www.vmware.com/mac

Can i save to the mac side when i'm in windows?

i just bought a MBP about a month ago. i installed windows xp and have been using both very effectively.
i was wondering if i can save to the mac side when i'm logged in windows? i can see the windows partition when i'm in the mac side but how do i see the mac partition when i'm on the windows side?
i have windows xp installed

degas1900 wrote:
Ventidog-
Install VMware Fusion and then you'll be able to save to the Mac side from Windows. That's the way my MacPro is configured and even though I'm a Mac newbie, I've had no problems so far.
Note that this is very different than the MacDrive solution. If you are currently running BootCamp, that means you restart the Mac in Windows and OS X is not running, and you are using MacDrive to see the Mac disk. On the other hand if you are running VMWare Fusion, you are actually running the Mac in OS X the whole time and running Windows in virtualization within it, using a folder sharing feature to see the contents of the other operating system. It takes a lot more RAM to use virtualization because you are running 2 operating systems at the same time.
I do something similar to VMWare Fusion. I run Parallels Desktop because I want simultaneous access to both Mac OS X and Windows, and I use Parallels' Folder Sharing feature to see Mac folders.
Virtualization (running Windows inside OS X) is slightly slower and less compatible than Boot Camp (running Windows exclusively), so be aware that if you use the VMWare or Parallels solution, you are implementing a more radical workflow change than just reading Mac disks.

I forgot to back-up my information (pictures, excel documents) on MAC before installing boot camp and Windows. I am mid-way through the process, at the point where I need to install the drivers. Will i be able to retrieve my documents on MAC or not?

I forgot to back-up my information (pictures, excel documents) on MAC before installing boot camp and Windows. I am mid-way through the process, at the point where I need to install the drivers. Will i be able to retrieve my documents on MAC and finalizing the Windows 7 installation (for the 1st time) or not?
I am worried that may lose my information... Appreciate any feedback! Note: already half-way in the process of installing!

Yes, IF you picked the right partition, as in the Boot Camp partition. If everything is done right you should be able to boot into the Mac side.
If you already booted into Windows and are at the point of installing the Boot Camp Drivers your already done installing Windows! Yea! All you need to do is just install the drivers and everything should work normal.
The Windows partition and the Mac partition are seen as two different HD's now as far as the computer knows.
You can use the Boot Camp control panel in Windows to boot into the Mac side and the Startup Disk in System Preferences on the Mac to switch to Windows. If you can't then press and hold down the Option key untill you get the boot screen.

Mac Mini Server Boot Camp Windows 8.1 White Screen Issue

Hello Apple Peeps!
I have a Mac Mini Server 2012 which I have had for around 6 months. I use it quite a lot mainly for Music Production on the OS X side and Graphic Design on the Windows side.
I recently decided to factory restore it as I wanted to spring clean it and reorganise the way some of my apps were installed. The way I had it set up was it was running OS X on one SSD and Windows 8.1 (installed using Boot Camp) on the other SSD. The way I went about the factory restore was I first used disk utility to erase/format the Windows SSD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and then went about the factory restore of OS X onto the other SSD as normal (following instructions from the Apple website).
The issue I am having now is that my newly installed Windows 8.1 (used solely on a single SSD) is hanging on a white screen for quite a long time before the Windows splash screen shows up, where before when I would boot or restart into Windows there was no white screen and it would go straight into the Windows splash screen and load to the desktop very quickly.
So my question is...
Why do I get this prolonged white screen before the Windows 8.1 splash screen appears? How can I get rid of it? It was certainly not present on my previous installation. Can anyone advise me what the computer is doing during this time so that I can do some further research into a solution.
What I have tried already....
1) PRAM & SMC reset.
2) Setting the startup disk to Boot Camp in both OS X and Windows 8.1.
3) Reinstalling Windows 8.1 through Boot Camp.
MAC MINI SERVER (LATE 2012), 2.6GHZ QUAD CORE I7, 16GB RAM, 2 x 256GB SSD, OS X 10.10.2, Windows 8.1 (Retail), Boot Camp Assistant (5.1.3), Covered By AppleCare.
I would really appreciate some help with this ;-)

I have right clicked on each SSD in Device Manager and selected the option 'Properties' from the drop down menu, which brings me to this window...
I'm not sure where I can find Device Attributes, I have clicked on each of the tabs in the window above, as far as I can see none of them mention AHCI enabled or anything similar. Thanks for all of your responses by the way...much appreciated!

HT5628 When will Windows 8.1 be supported on Boot camp 5? I have a new Mac book Pro 2013 and cannot install. Apple please advise.

When will Windows 8.1 be supported on Boot camp 5? I have a new Mac book Pro 2013 and cannot install. Do I return the Windows version and try to download 8.0, or wait it out until it is supported? New to Mac's.
Apple please advise.

Apple does not respond in these forums except occasionally an Apple employee will stop by. If you want to contact Apple, use the contact us link at the bottom of this page.
With respect to your question "When will Windows 8.1 be supported on Boot camp 5?" you are asking us to speculate as to when Apple will release their drivers supporting Windows 8.1. We do not know, and we can not speculate as to when. From the terms of use of this forum:
"Unless otherwise noted, do not add Submissions about nontechnical topics, including:
Speculations or rumors about unannounced products."
The planned dates of production or release of Windows 8.1 drivers are speculation about the drivers.
With respect to your other question, "Do I return the Windows version and try to download 8.0, or wait it out until it is supported? New to Mac's.". I answered you.

I can´t remove win from my mac because I can´t select the remove option from boot camp assist. Can anybody help me?

I can´t remove windows partition from my mac because I´can´t select the remove option from boot camp assit. Can any body help me?

open disc utility choose the drive you need partitioning highlight the bootcamp partition and click on the minus sign at the bottom left.
after this manually resize your drive by dragging the partition line all the way down and click on partition.

I want to use microsoft office on my mac. I need it to run on windows platform. Which is better: boot camp or parallels 7 ?

I want to use microsoft office on my mac. I need it to run on windows platform. Which is better: boot camp or parallels 7 ?

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I have put Windows 8 on my Mac pro, in boot camp, no I am unable to load drivers

I have put Windows 8 on my Mac pro, in boot camp, no I am unable to load drivers to get it working as it should. I have tryed Winows 7 Con, in setup.

Did you download the drivers to a FAT32 formatted USB drive per the instructions?

I use a 27inch lcd screen. what do i have to do to close the mac book when using the big screen????

i use a 27inch lcd screen. what do i have to do to close the mac book when using the big screen????

Here is Apple's instructions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3131
Regards,
Captfred

HT5639 On my iMAC using Mountain Lion v. 10.8.3, is there a way to increase the size of my Boot Camp Partition after I installed Windows 8? Thanks.

On my iMAC using Mountain Lion v. 10.8.3, is there a way to increase the size of my Boot Camp Partition after I installed Windows 8? Thanks.

Yes, purchase Paragon Camp Tune for the job.

I installed windows 7 using Boot camp, Then i wanted to install the support software using boot camp and it always stops at 50% i tried installing the software using internet it always gives me error when i start installing it on windows, What to do?

I installed windows 7 using Boot camp, Then i wanted to install the support software using boot camp and it always stops at 50% i tried installing the software using internet it always gives me error when i start installing it on windows, What to do?

What is the error? Are you following the Bootcamp instructions? Where on the "internet" are you trying to install from? Did you try downloading from here http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/downloads/?

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