Virtual PC

Virtual PC was first developed in 1997 by Connectix for the Macintosh. Today, Windows Virtual PC or Windows XP Mode is a Microsoft product first introduced September 19, 2009 that allows different versions of the Windows operating system to run on a single computer. This is often used by software developers or individuals that need to be able to use more than one version of Windows for testing and to run older programs not compatible with the newer versions of Windows.

Also see: Boot camp, Virtual