Can I boot Linux from a VHD?

Posted by Martinho Fernandes on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Martinho Fernandes
Published on 2009-09-01T10:56:36Z Indexed on 2010/04/10 15:13 UTC
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Is there some way to boot a Linux system from a VHD in Windows 7?

If there is a way, how do I put it there in the first place?

EDIT: To clarify, I'm not trying to run Linux in a VM. I'm trying to boot it in my physical machine, from a VHD, as I can do with Windows 7.

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