Tx for all the comments. I tried VirtualBox out of Synaptic Gutsy 1.5 OSE. Works like a charm. Easy to install. Had some problems with getting XP Pro to be installed, but I guess this is normal ;). Anyway I will now test the virtual desktop to find out what works and what not. I certainly will get another VM to testride Gentoo etc. Next step I will also give VMware a go. Just a dumb question : why use dualboot if you can run VM's ? erik