Rather than have an entire seperate Windows desktop, you can run virtualized programs directly on your Linux desktop using the latest (version 1.5.0) rdesktop package that comes with Ubuntu 7.04,
After Reading this article 101 things that the Mozilla browser can do that IE cannot. I decided to write something on 101 reasons why Linux is better than Windows.
We have a development version of a Windows based installer for Ubuntu which is designed to be:
* very simple to use
* provide a no-risk installation
* no repartitioning the hard disk
* no changing the windows boot loader
* Easy uninstallation.