Noah Markon cried from the depths of the abyss... > I got a beefy new laptop for my wife for Christmas. I'd like to install linux on it, but it's officially her laptop, and I don't think she > would appreciate me installed a new distro every other week to play around. My experiences with VM software haven't been all that great, > but I haven't given it a try for a while now. Does any one have any suggestions, tips or advice for installing/running different flavors > of linux in a VM on Windows 7. What software should I use, different settings, etc..? > If you don't mind having to pay a little, I am a fan of VMWare Workstation. I use the heck out of it at work (same setup that you are looking at). Works well.