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Originally Posted by Katsunami
It is a distinct possibility that I'm going to install a virtual machine running Windows XP, fully update it, and stash it away somewhere for future use.
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I would do that immediately. It is highly unlikely that you will use your WinXP license for a (host) installation on a new PC, and WinXP is a prime choice for Windows virtualization, being the smallest MS OS that still works. And you can experiment with the performance using Windows as a host, it will give you a good enough "feel" for the price that you will end up paying for the virtualization.
Speaking of performance, I forgot a very important thing that I heard about Photoshop. I am uncertain when that functionality was introduced, and if it is present in the free version, but recent versions of Photoshop can recognize and very actively use CUDA cores on NVidia graphic boards (ATI, too)? When the same app is running in the virtual machine, it sees an emulated display driver, and you might end up with a horrible drop of performance.