Originally Posted by
Vulcan
Is there a relatively easy way to do this?
Depends on the value of "easy" involved.
https://www.virtualbox.org/ is a free and very easy virtualization program.
There are a number of Linux-based LiveCDs which can be used to run in it, very easily. Knoppix used to be the best known:
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
Many instructions on running a LiveCD in Virtualbox out there, here's the first relatively friendly one I can find, there are probably better out ther:
http://www.kombitz.com/2009/10/16/ho...on-virtualbox/