Company acquires new PC from OfficeWorks for $388.00. PC includes MS-Windows 7 Home Edition. Company requires PC to use MS-Windows XP. No problem. Push in Windows XP Black Edition CD, reboot PC, tell BIOS to boot from disc. Installer bluescreens before asking any questions. Bummer! Push in a Kubuntu Oneiric Ocelot DVD, reboot. Fully functional PC five minutes later, set to auto log in. Now select VirtualBox in the packages installer, & install. Start VirtualBox. Add an XP instance. Push in XP Black Edition CD, installer works flawlessly. Add icon to desktop, including the option --fullscreen . Duplicate the windowsXPblack virtual disk file, mark the duplicate as read-only for the user. From now on, user presses power button. Uses all facilities under Kubuntu. If they desperately need the MS-Windows XP feel, they double-click an icon, & 30 seconds later are facing XP. By tapping a LeftCtrl-S they can save a complete screenshot of whatever they're doing
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