So, you are not running your own LAMP server w/ your own instance of Tomcat?
And you would like to take LifeRay for a spin?
Well, if you have about 10 mins of spare time, here is a step by step guide of getting LifeRay to run on your Windows XP box by Jerry Niu.
http://www.liferay.com/web/jniu/1/blogs/how_to_get_liferay_running_in_windows_xp_pro [5]
Enjoy ;)
Links:
[1] http://pulse.veltsos.com/category/it/software/development
[2] http://pulse.veltsos.com/category/it/software/software/os/linux
[3] http://pulse.veltsos.com/category/it/software/software/os/microsoft
[4] http://pulse.veltsos.com/category/it/software
[5] http://www.liferay.com/web/jniu/1/blogs/how_to_get_liferay_running_in_windows_xp_pro