WinXP on anotther partition running as guest OS: is it possible (for free)?

[Les Mikesell]

Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>
>>
>> I have here Fedora 8 and WinXP on the same machine. I use XP mostly
>> for gaming, but every once in a while I have to edit some Word docs
>> sent by clients on MS Word. ... As much as I wish, OpenOffice isn't
>> just there yet, sometimes it messes with the docs, I already tried
>> this and received complaints about format changes. It sucks, and
>> eventually there will be 100% compatibility, but there's still some
>> ground to cover.
>>
>> According to VMWare Workstation FAQ I could run my installed XP as a
>> guest system, but I was wondering if there was no free alternative,
>> since it costs USD 189,00 and I will only need it every once in a
>> while.
>>
>> Anyone solved a similar problem? Any advice on what to use and what to
>> avoid? Any pitfalls?
> 
> VMware Player is a free (as in beer) download. ALl you need is to set up
> the virtual machine (e.g. using a trial install of Workstation, or
> importing it from someone who has the full version) and off you go.
>

VMware Server is also a free download - you just have to register for a 
free serial number to activate it.  It will let you create virtual 
machines as well as run them.

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