Windows is absolutely safe for your laptop whether it is a Mac or a PC. Make sure when you install Windows, it is a legitimate product from Microsoft. If you have any problems with Windows, you can contact Microsoft customer service.
Buy an RJ45 crossover cable for less than 5$, connect the laptops and you are all set. If your laptops are equipped with modern gigabit network cards a straight-through ethernet cable should work as...
You can, but I would recommend using windows 7 rather than XP since some of the hardware may be incompatible with XP. Plus Windows 7 is pretty slick and fast, with much fewer problems than vista.
Windows 7 is the safest Windows so far. Try installing AVG (free) or Norton (paid) If you want super-safety for free, you can install Ubuntu from ubuntu.com (it's free). It's a really nice and really...