29 Feb
2016
29 Feb
'16
11:26 p.m.
Another option would be to set up the whole disk as a Linux partition, then install and run Windows 7 under VirtualBox. That way, you could have Linux running full-time, and run Windows 7 as necessary with VirtualBox.
Additionally, it's possible to configure VirtualBox to boot the physical partition on a dual-boot system. I used to do this when dual-booting in college -- VirtualBox for most Windows applications, but reboot into Windows for heavy-duty CPU intensive stuff. IIRC, there was some hackery on forcing, among other things, Ethernet MAC address, to keep Windows from deactivating. Thanks, Jonathan