I have a FreeBSD box I use for a few choice applications and functions and to this day I have never had a problem with this box, so I was thinking about what my friend is using his OpenBSD box for a decided to ask the community if this is a reasonable thing to do.

My friend has an OpenBSD box using VMWare to funtion as a Microsoft Windows XP box. Is this a more secure method of running Windows XP or is he just adding extra stress on the system and wasting resources to get the same exact security and functionality he would have as if he was just running Microsoft Windows XP.