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Hello All - <br />
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Today I installed Windows 8 DP to a dedicated VHD on my Windows 7 x64 Pro laptop. &nbsp;Now when booting, I have the option to boot to either OS without having to partition!<br />
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It was easy to do and ran perfectly. &nbsp;The guide I used to help was here: &nbsp;<a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/107535/how-to-seamlessly-dual-boot-windows-7-and-windows-8-the-easy-way/" rel="ugc">How to Seamlessly Dual Boot Windows 7 &amp;&nbsp;Windows 8 The Easy Way</a><br />
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<b>My Question</b><br />
Can the same not somehow be done, but with a Linux Distro like Ubuntu? &nbsp;I can obviously repartition, but hey - why not make it difficult? &nbsp;:)<br />
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Thanks!
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Hello All - 

Today I installed Windows 8 DP to a dedicated VHD on my Windows 7 x64 Pro laptop.  Now when booting, I have the option to boot to either OS without having to partition!

It was easy to do and ran perfectly.  The guide I used to help was here:  How to Seamlessly Dual Boot Windows 7 & Windows 8 The Easy Way (http://www.howtogeek.com/107535/how-to-seamlessly-dual-boot-windows-7-and-windows-8-the-easy-way/)

My Question
Can the same not somehow be done, but with a Linux Distro like Ubuntu?  I can obviously repartition, but hey - why not make it difficult?  :)

Thanks!

Install Linux Distro to VHD in Windows 7

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.

Windows 7

Microsoft Virtual Server was a virtualization solution that facilitated the creation of virtual machines on the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. Virtual machines are created and managed through a web-based interface that relies on Internet Information Services (IIS) or through a Windows client application tool called VMRCplus. Features included Linux guest operating system support, Virtual Disk Precompactor, symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), x64 host operating system support, the ability to mount virtual hard drives on the host machine and additional operating systems support, including Windows Vista, and a volume shadow copy writer.