[dhs12345]

I should also point out that with support ending for XP, I considered dual booting my XP machines with Ubuntu or dropping XP all together.

I made the decision to stick with XP because of all of my apps.

BTW, another issue with Ubuntu — Netflix won't run under my version of Ubuntu. The problem might be that I need to upgrade.

I'd consider being able to run Netflix a bit more general and not specialized.

[Bikkuri]

About running XP.. get Linux.. then Oricle VB (VirtualBox).. You can run the XP inside Linux (sandbox, at that) ;^)

[sand88]

Netflix won't run under my version of Ubuntu. The problem might be that I need to upgrade.

I'd consider being able to run Netflix a bit more general and not specialized.

Yes, you may need to upgrade.

Netflix can run under Ubuntu and other distros. The issue revolves around DRM and Silverlight.

Do a google search on Pipelight. It is a straightforward solution that is available.