From: Umar on
I have a laptop running Windows 7. I need to connect and use my laptop
(running Windows 7) in an IT environment which is still running
Windows XP SP2.

I have had some issues with running a Windows XP-based VPN client on
my Windows 7 laptop, resulting in a blue screen.

I'd like to figure out whether VMWare (or other) has a product that
will enable me to do the following:

* Establish a Windows XP virtualized environment on my Windows 7
laptop (64 bit).
* Note that I don't have a Windows XP license on my laptop (only a
Windows 7 license).
* Securely connect using Cisco VPN client to an IT environment that is
still running Windows XP SP2.
* Need to make sure that my Windows 7 laptop is unimpacted (i.e., does
not blue screen) by any Windows XP application that I launch within
the virtualized environment.

Can a business user (who is not technically savvy) install the product
(assuming one exists)? What is the cost of the product?

Thanks for any feedback.