Originally Posted by SD
Under Win7, you can run XP Mode, which is a Virtual PC running Windows XP
Yes, you can, but if it's internet connected it's just as vulnerable as any other instance of XP.
- this is where it is quite confusing! You are saying that if, in W7, I run an XP installed programme (or even one installed under W2000) which uses the internet, the Win7 'security', plus patches will not protect the machine?
Surely the onus is on M$ to ensure that any internet activity actioned via the W7 OS is protected as much as possible?
Recalling Pinguin's post earlier, why is 'dual-booting' relevant in all this? Surely as far as the machine is concerned it is running the selected OS and is technically 'oblivious' to any other installed OS, be it Mac or Linux etc?