Doing the same on Linux box with Windows 7: a partition with Linux and a partition with Windows 7 + NTFS partition for data that is visible on both. You can boo

Doing the same on Linux box with Windows 7: a partition with Linux and a partition with Windows 7 + NTFS partition for data that is visible on both. You can boot both systems or use the same Windows in a VM under Linux. But it was tricky to build that VM. I followed instructions from [0], but don't remember if I had any troubles. Even if Windows itself when running in the VM, MS Office complains that it's not registered - I guess MS Office uses a different method to determine if it runs on the same hardware. Was not worth to bother for me because I have to use Windows only short times from the VM - and if I have to use it over extended periods I boot directly to it. But it would have been slick if it worked 100%. [0] http://geekery.amhill.net/2010/01/27/virtualbox-with-existing-windows-partition/ http://geekery.amhill.net/2010/01/27/virtualbox-with-existin...