[Justa]

I run Windows 7 and Virtual-Box with XP SP3. In honor of this thread I’ve just installed a Linux Mint 17.3 Virtual Machine (VM). I can be in all 3 at once using Windows audio, Linux web browsing and XP gaming. THAT is what I call multi-tasking. Doing more stuff than I can track. And mint 17.3 is supported thru 2019. It’s polished, with online resources, updates and package installs much like a tablet or smart phone.

I use Oracle’s (free) Virtual Box and install OSs into virtual machines. They can run windowed or full screen. I like windowed since it’s quicker to bop between OS applications. I can have as many OSs as I want as long as I have the disk space and licenses (or not). I run 20-year old 16-bit software on my virtual XP machine within a Windows 7 session.

[dennisw]

I run Windows 7 and Virtual-Box with XP SP3. In honor of this thread I’ve just installed a Linux Mint 17.3 Virtual Machine (VM). I can be in all 3 at once using Windows audio, Linux web browsing and XP gaming. THAT is what I call multi-tasking. Doing more stuff than I can track. And mint 17.3 is supported thru 2019. It’s polished, with online resources, updates and package installs much like a tablet or smart phone.

I am guessing you have at least 16gb memory. What processor does the above computer use? An i7 is my guess.