Having read the thread, in your case I'd strongly suggest dual booting
instead, until you are comfortable enough with Ubuntu to spend most of
your time there. *Then* put your XP into a VM for the few applications
you still require.
Having read the thread, in your case I'd strongly suggest dual booting
instead, until you are comfortable enough with Ubuntu to spend most of
your time there. *Then* put your XP into a VM for the few applications
you still require.