Hi fvshaggy,
VMware Workstation is a commercial application and the Microsoft Virtual machine (or Virtual PC SP1 2007 as it is called) is conceived to use only other versions of Windows.
There is another solution: VirtualBox ( http://www.virtualbox.org/ ) with the characteristic of being free for personal use.
I have translated a part of the commentary from this place ( http://www.clubic.com/telecharger-fiche30849-virtualbox.html ) and it says that :
It has an interface quite as simple to control as its competitors, with the possibility of creating a virtual machine in a few clicks and/or of safeguarding several states of the system (very useful for testing).
Assistants for Windows, Linux, OS/2, FreeBSD, Netware or Solaris allow to optimize the performances of the virtual machine for each system.
Opinion of the editor: Very promising, VirtualBox is to be watched. The possibility of managing several states of the system is particularly interesting and its interface is of a great simplicity and makes it possible to install a system in a few clicks.
Here is some more information :
The maker of this program is Innotek, a German company and it was recently acquired by Sun Microsystems.
(See http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2008-02/sunflash.20080212.1.xml for details.)
You can learn more here : http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox
And also here : http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/TracGuide
View screenshots here : http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Screenshots
Download a version here : http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Get documentation here : http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation
There is a community here : http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Community
AND you can even contribute : http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Contributor_information
I hope that my small contribution helps you
Ciao
QD