[M@$t3r_N30]

Here are two article on running Linux inside Windows using a emulator called QEMU. These guides make it easy to understand and get up an running quickly.

Running Linux Inside Windows

and..

Running your Favorite Linux OS in Windows Using Qemu

Enjoy!

[macdude425]

Good articles, but why anyone would do this, I do not know...

[Beyeohazard]

Way cool, my friend, I will be giving this little trick a go very shortly. Thanks for this great info. I'm a diehard Linux user and I've never heard of it.
I wonder how development with Emacs and other programs will go, I'm anxious to get started...lol

[M@$t3r_N30]

Originally posted by macdude425
Good articles, but why anyone would do this, I do not know...

alot of this is the same reason as running a LiveCD (knoppix, ubuntu, etc) most people are comfortable in windows and are scared of linux.

if you can bring linux into their comfort zone, then you have made it easier for them to make the switch, or just to try it and learn

thats my take on why i prefer emulation to live cds and such

i will be writing another tutorial shortly on installing a linux distro such as red hat or suse, and running it in windows as a complete OS

[horndude]

always been able to run linux in windows, first one I remember was called trinux.....put it on a DOS partition and run it from windows

why indeed is the real question