I am buying a new laptop for our department. We still have software running on an old IBM XP computer. If this computer crashes, we would be in a bad situation. My plan is to install a virtual XP environment on the new laptop and transfer the older software to this new computer. I have never used any virtual machine software before. From reading this forum, VMware appears to be a popular choice. My question is, what is involved in getting VMware for my new computer. I know there are free versions and version which have a licensing cost involved. What would be the best option for setting my computer up? I have budget for the license if needed. Thanks