A Question about Compatibility with Parallels

Hello, all. I wasn't too sure where to post this, and I saw someone else posted a Parallels question here so I figured it wouldn't be a big deal. I have a MacBook Pro 15 Inch that I bought in May this year, and I was wondering if I could use Parallels to install Windows XP on it. I'm not sure if it will work because Apple apparently designed my computer to only work with Windows 7 if I were to install it through Boot Camp, but since I'm not really in the mood to shell out two hundred bucks for that OS, I was hoping I'd be able to just get Parallels and install Windows XP without any post-installation issues (like being unable to connect to the Internet and such, like the problems one would run into through a Boot Camp install if they didn't install the drivers). Could I use Parallels on my Mac instead of Boot Camp and install Windows XP?
Also, I have a minor question that I think I might already know the answer to, but I just thought I'd ask anyway while I'm here. Could Parallels Desktop 4 work with my computer?

AxelRWolfe wrote:
Could I use Parallels on my Mac instead of Boot Camp and install Windows XP?
Yes.
Could Parallels Desktop 4 work with my computer?
Verify that you machine meets the below requirements:
Hardware and Software Requirements for Parallels Desktop version 4
Hardware Requirements
Any Macintosh computer with an Intel processor (1.66 GHz or greater). To run 64-bit
operating systems in virtual machines, an Intel Core 2 or later processor is required.
Minimum 1 GB of memory, 2 GB of memory is recommended.
CPU must support Intel-VTx Virtualization feature
Almost on all CPUs used in Mini Macs Virtualization is supported, but in several early Mac Mini models it may be disabled in firmware.
Please see article http://kb.parallels.com/en/5653 how to enable Intel VT-x Virtualization support.
Note: Your Mac must have enough memory to run Mac OS X and your Mac applications,
plus the memory required for the virtual machine's operating system and the applications
installed in it. About 300 MB of disk space on the boot volume for the Parallels Desktop installation.
About 15 GB of disk space for each virtual machine.
Software Requirements
Mac OS X Leopard v10.5.2 or later
Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.11 or later

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