Apparently you can't do it in VirtualBox with Windows XP as the guest. Anything else that can?
I'd consider DOSBox, but s3 24bpp support is spotty and very slow.
Another problem with KNP is that it flips red and blue channels when importing a 24-bit PCX.
I didn't think K&P for
I didn't think K&P for Schools supported it at all. I've certainly never seen it.
(I have seen a K&P game or two "in the wild" with 16bpp images, but I haven't a clue how they managed.)