Shoutbox

Hello.

I want to install a Virtual Machine to my computer.
These are my computer specs:
Intel Pentium III
1066 MHz (1.6 GHz)
Windows XP
248 MB of RAM
175 MB of free harddisk space (I can free about 1 GB if needed)

So anyway I searched google and I found this article: Virtual machine shootout: VMware vs. Virtual PC
It describes about the two most famous virtual machine programs: VMWare and Microsoft Virtual PC.

So I was wondering:
Which Virtual Machine is best for me? Probably Microsoft's one because I dont want to install Linux on it. But there would be a problem using Microsoft's one. My mouse is a USB mouse, but since I will install it on a laptop, there is that pad that you put your finger on and you move your mouse.

How do I install a windows version on a virtual machine? Do I need the CD of the windows version I want to install? Are the windows versions included in the program?

Could my pc be in danger using virtual machines? I mean, formatting HDDs to install a windows version etc...

So what do you think?

Thank you for reading.