The timer ticks down. 39 minutes... 18 minutes... 5 minutes...
The file copy begins. The ghost pours itself, file by file, into its new virtual home. It feels strange—the hardware isn't real, but the logic, the heart, the registry is. Microsoft Windows XP Professional -SP2-.iso
The screen blinks black. Then, a familiar, low-resolution text appears: The timer ticks down
But the .iso remembered.