I think they mean Microsoft Virtual PC, but I believe that only supports Windows guest OSes - Oracle VirtualBox is similar software. I have a Xubuntu VM runnin

I think they mean Microsoft Virtual PC, but I believe that only supports Windows guest OSes - Oracle VirtualBox is similar software. I have a Xubuntu VM running in VirtualBox on my Windows 8 laptop that I keep around for coding; it's actually a pretty nice setup. I run the VM on my external monitor, and can use the Windows host to do web browsing, play music, etc. while I'm working - I've even made my Dropbox a shared folder with the VM, so the guest OS can use the files but the host OS handles syncing them so there's no edit conflicts.