To complete the tasks discussed in this recipe and some of the exercises later in this book, you will need to acquire a copy of a Windows operating system. If possible, Windows XP SP2 should be used because it was the operating system used while writing this book. One of the reasons this operating system was selected is because it is no longer supported by Microsoft and can be acquired with relative ease and at little to no cost. However, because it is no longer supported, you will need to purchase it from a third-party vendor or acquire it by other means. I'll leave the acquisition of this product up to you.