[lazarus] VmWare off-topic question

[Giuliano Colla]

In order to test cross-platform compatibility of Lazarus applications, 
it would be very nice to use VmWare, instead of rebooting in a Windows 
partition.
But I usually get PC's with Windows preinstalled, and using the recovery 
CD's supplied the installation in VmWare fails, because the installer 
doesn't find the appropriate signature in the emulated BIOS. I'm stuck 
with an old Windows 2000 which is less and less suitable, and less and 
less supported.
I hate to buy a *second* licence, just to run Windows in a Pc, for which 
I've already bought one, when my opinion about MS is that they should 
pay me in order to make me use their crappy software.
From some postings I gather that someone is using Vmware. Does anybody 
know of a solution, or buying a second licence is the only way?

Thanks in advance
Giuliano

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