vmware up and running. Took a while to figure out how to use and run....installed XP, looks good and first older software looks good. Thanks for the help and looks like i'll be 100% just like my old setup....where everything just works...

Just saw win 7 has virtual xp. Too bad it's only the more expensive versions which i don't have a free upgrade path too. I bet that virtual xp is more intuitive than and user friendly than the free VMware i have...