ok so i installed windows on a usb hdd using parallels. a few questions:
1. if windows and the virtual machine is on a external hdd, does windows utilize OSX structure and thus allowing open doors for windows viruses
or
since it is on an external, parallels and windows do not utilize the OSX structure.
2. i found a guide that someone wrote on installing windows on a hdd complete without parallels, but you must disconnect the hdd in the mac. I have a macbook pro and to get to the hdd you have to take out 47 screws and it voids the warranty. I'm not going to try that, but i wonder if anyone has heard of a way to disable the hdd without disconnecting it so this procedure can be done. THis way you have a full functioning windows OS on an external hdd.
here is a link to that guide: http://tubeshards.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/install-windows-to-a-macintosh-usb-drive/
1. if windows and the virtual machine is on a external hdd, does windows utilize OSX structure and thus allowing open doors for windows viruses
or
since it is on an external, parallels and windows do not utilize the OSX structure.
2. i found a guide that someone wrote on installing windows on a hdd complete without parallels, but you must disconnect the hdd in the mac. I have a macbook pro and to get to the hdd you have to take out 47 screws and it voids the warranty. I'm not going to try that, but i wonder if anyone has heard of a way to disable the hdd without disconnecting it so this procedure can be done. THis way you have a full functioning windows OS on an external hdd.
here is a link to that guide: http://tubeshards.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/install-windows-to-a-macintosh-usb-drive/