njeneb, I don't think that article explains it right, that v chip, that all the I7's have is only needed for seamless operation.
If you want a link to quickbooks 99 Pro on your win7 desktop the chip allows that and starts QBPro99 and runs as if in win 7 mode.
Without the chip, you have to start virtual pc - xp-pro and then start QBPro99 from the xp desktop.