Jack wrote:
Is there something wrong with installing and running Xen and other virtual machines?
Nope.
And while on the subject of VMs, is it possible to load Xen, and then do a restore of say Windows XP Pro into a virtual machine?
Restore? As in a restore from backup? In theory this might work, but I would recommend doing a clean install. You also need to make sure that you are running this on a newer processor with all the latest virt extensions for this to be a viable option for you.