I use it to keep backups of "clean" OS installs for testing.

Ever considered using VMware in non-persistent or undoable mode? Just curious: did you buy a dual processor Tyan mb? I recommend 2 CPUs and a whole lot of memory for using a bunch of virtual machines.

Edwin de Vaan
mk2 rev.7 # 080000263 (queue 1232) 6+20Gb blue/red