Playing W7 with MS

doesn't windows seven have the ability to have a VM that has XP on it, that said last time i checked it couldn't run anything other then basic programs

also ninja'd

Pretty much the w7 virtual xP can't run anything that need direct3D, and you need a computer with hardware virtualization to be able to run this virtual xP.

VMware can work, last time i tried it though, hackshield would d/c every 5min with the hacking attempt detection - hack speed something -, and VMware V7 is laggy as hell.

Best option is making your computer dual boot, and how Fiel said, you don't need to clean your HD, just need to make a 20gb partition, it can be done using the windows tool disc manager.

But again, if your computer is quad core, 4gb or more ram, a good vid card, don't rely on winxP, or you will lose all of ur computer performance. just use winxP for bossing purposes.