virtual pc 2004 run on xp home?

Hi - All,
I had hoped vr pc 04 would run on xp sp2 home - the site doesn't say it won't, but just prefers xp pro!!
I d/l it and it seemed to be "there?" but, I tried to run linux Ubuntu 5.10 to play and learn, I can't get passed the main screens, linux loads fine it says, named and says it's there. But, can't seem to load the ISO image as one of the first steps??
Hope someone will say it will or won't work on my Dell....Sure wish GRC.com would get his VMware up and running, he's writing one...
Thanks - John in dallas.