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I am looking for a comparable software, to enable me to run Linux distributions, on my XP laptop.

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Most major GNU/Linux distros come with a downloadable LiveCD which you can use to boot your laptop and run the distro without installation.

If you particularly want to run GNU/Linux distros within Windows XP then you can use virtualisation software such as qemu[1] or vmware[2].

HTH
Ryan

[1] http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/
[2] http://www.vmware.com/

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Most major GNU/Linux distros come with a downloadable LiveCD which you can use to boot your laptop and run the distro without installation.

If you particularly want to run GNU/Linux distros within Windows XP then you can use virtualisation software such as qemu[1] or vmware[2].

HTH
Ryan

[1] http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/
[2] http://www.vmware.com/

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