http://blogs.technet.com/b/gmarchetti/archive/2009/07/14/vhd-boot.aspxWith Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 you get the opportunity to boot directly from a vhd file. The operating system in the vhd file will have direct access to the machine hardware. It will not run as a virtual machine with synthetic or emulated adaptersen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)