The system you described is what I use every day. It is called Moka5 BareMetal, and you boot into it and select what virtual environment you want to run. The virtual environments (what they call "LivePCs") automatically update when the version on the server is updated. It keeps the user data (documents, settings, etc.) separate so you can revert and update the system without losing your data. You can suspend them and they start up pretty quickly. Makes using XP and Vista a lot more pleasant, plus I have a bunch of other Linux distros installed. It's a very cool system.
To stay on topic, there is a Moka5 LivePC for HaikuOS available for download, so you can try out Haiku without installing it.
They have a bare metal version that boots directly off the stick, so you don't need to worry about a compromised OS. I keep all my passwords stored in the Fearless Browser, encrypted with a main password. A hardware keylogger will only be able to capture my USB stick password, which is useless without my USB stick. It's an easy way to do two-factor authentication.
Instead of this, you can get Fearless Browser for free and install it on any USB drive. It is far more secure than any Windows version because it runs in a Gentoo-based virtual machine. It comes preconfigured with Tor and OpenDNS anti-phishing, and is updated frequently. I carry it around everywhere I go and use it at friend's houses and public terminals that I don't trust.
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The system you described is what I use every day. It is called Moka5 BareMetal, and you boot into it and select what virtual environment you want to run. The virtual environments (what they call "LivePCs") automatically update when the version on the server is updated. It keeps the user data (documents, settings, etc.) separate so you can revert and update the system without losing your data. You can suspend them and they start up pretty quickly. Makes using XP and Vista a lot more pleasant, plus I have a bunch of other Linux distros installed. It's a very cool system.
To stay on topic, there is a Moka5 LivePC for HaikuOS available for download, so you can try out Haiku without installing it.
They have a bare metal version that boots directly off the stick, so you don't need to worry about a compromised OS. I keep all my passwords stored in the Fearless Browser, encrypted with a main password. A hardware keylogger will only be able to capture my USB stick password, which is useless without my USB stick. It's an easy way to do two-factor authentication.
Instead of this, you can get Fearless Browser for free and install it on any USB drive. It is far more secure than any Windows version because it runs in a Gentoo-based virtual machine. It comes preconfigured with Tor and OpenDNS anti-phishing, and is updated frequently. I carry it around everywhere I go and use it at friend's houses and public terminals that I don't trust.