[header] How to run a free and open source os on a windows pc [title] Download a virtualisation program such as virtual pc 2007 from the microsoft website (it's free), and install it. [title] Now start the virtual pc. [step] Hard disk wizard will automatically make a virtual drive (it sounds complicated-it's not, the wizard will do it for you). 
[title] For your first test, i'd recommend a linux variant called " damn small linux ". [step] It's a very simple, effective, and user-friendly os (and powerful, too ) [title] Download the.