I tried installing Ubunto on a Microsoft Virtual Machine and WOW did i make things complex!!! My Ubunto ISO image would not be read by the VMC, so at first i thought that the VMC did not boot Linux images. [ Experienced users are probably laughing at me right now! ] Anyway, after creating a new VMC, and configuring the VHD, all that is needed to be done is to add the ISO image fom the CD menu in the VMC window!!!I have included a step by step process for newbies to create a new Virtual Machine on a winzoz OS, then install a Linux distro of ur choice.