[dba-VB] VM dev machines

Is anyone doing development primarily in a virtual machine? Anyone using VMs to test against 
specific environments - Windows XP, Office 2000 etc?

I have a dual core Dell laptop that is beginning to feel long in the tooth, though it is less than 3 
years old.  I think it is just the old "too much crap" syndrome, but I am wondering if I could move 
into a VM, perhaps using XP as the OS and even though it would only use one of the cores, it might 
just be more responsive.  Or maybe not.

I do know that a new laptop is not in the cards any time soon.

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John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com