In message , Jethro_uk
writes
Didn't some flavours of Windows 7 come with an inbuilt XP virtual
machine ?

IIRC not quite. If you bought W7 with a Pro licence, then you could
download the XP VM software and run it for free, otherwise you had to
buy a separate licence for it.

Adrian
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