You do need to keep the copy of Windows within Parallels up to date and all the usual stuff, as Windows can get viruses etc like any on any PC. However, because it is virtualisation, if your Virtual Windows get a virus, it won't affect your Mac OS X installation.
and the nice thing is, you can save an archive copy of the parallels image you have for windows xp as a backup and if your installation gets a virus or something bad, just delete it and use the backup.
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Originally posted by jonparadise
You do need to keep the copy of Windows within Parallels up to date and all the usual stuff, as Windows can get viruses etc like any on any PC. However, because it is virtualisation, if your Virtual Windows get a virus, it won't affect your Mac OS X installation.
and the nice thing is, you can save an archive copy of the parallels image you have for windows xp as a backup and if your installation gets a virus or something bad, just delete it and use the backup.