best way to persistently run vm or container with win xp .. thrilling details inside

for * reasons * i need to have windows xp running in a * persistent * way in a virtual machine or a docker container alongside/within the daily driver OS. I am willing for the main OS on this machine to be anything - os x, linux, windows, doesn’t matter, just want to pick whichever one makes the win xp goal * easiest * to achieve.

I also want to be able to transfer files easily between the winxp instance and the main os.. I haven’t messed with virtualization much so i don’t know what i don’t know about what the easiest way to do this would be.

i offer.. much much gratitude for your thoughts and ideas.

to circumvent the question “why?,” as a reminder, the answer is “reasons,” which, i assure you, are tedious and not interesting enough to write out here, nor do i require counseling about the security vulnerabilities of winxp, though i appreciate your concern.

thanks for humoring this offbeat question.