Solidworks 2005 with Windows 7 64 bit?

[ErikLS2]

Hey guys, I got a copy of Solidworks 2005 from a friend and I want to start playing around with it. I'm using Windows 7 Pro 64 bit and everything I've Googled says it won't work, even in XP mode. I haven't tried to install it yet.

I'm thinking about just buying another cheap small hard drive and putting my old XP on it for the Solidworks and boot to that when I want to use it.

Anyone know of an easier way or have any tips? Thanks!