Use VirtualBox + your preferred Linux distro (I use Linux Mint).Once you have Linux installed on VB just switch to Seamless mode, this will somehow integrate th

Use VirtualBox + your preferred Linux distro (I use Linux Mint).Once you have Linux installed on VB just switch to Seamless mode, this will somehow integrate the 2 operating systems. Google for VirtualBox seamless mode and you will find more details. For e.g. you will be able to see on top of your Windows 7 desktop a Linux Terminal.