I have mentioned VMWare quite a few times on the boards here, and I have done this setup a couple of times on my own, and it is pretty easy way to setup a VM without paying for a full version of VMWares software. http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2005/10/26/vmware-player-windows-xp.html This is the quick and dirty on it. Set it up, test it out, have fun.