Systems and methods for implementing a guest operating system on a host operating system

1. A computer system for implementing a guest operating system on a host operating system, the computer system comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

a processing unit to access the memory and execute the instructions, causing the processing unit to:

execute a host operating system on the computer system, the host operating system preventing read and write access to a data drive coupled to an input/output (I/O) port unless drive space of the data drive is merged with a first partition of the memory on which the host operating system is executed;

install a virtual machine on the computer system;

partition the memory of the computer system such that the host operating system accesses the first partition of the memory and the virtual machine accesses a second partition of the memory, wherein the data drive has a partition separate from the first partition of the memory;

execute a guest operating system on the virtual machine, the guest operating system to enable read and write access to the data drive via the I/O port; and

establish a network link between the guest operating system and the host operating system to transfer data between the data drive connected to the I/O port and the first partition of the memory.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the I/O port is a universal serial bus (USB) port.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the processing unit to:

enable remote access, by a remote computer system, to the guest operating system over a network, the guest operating system providing a remote user interface to the remote computer system.

4. The computer system of claim 3 , wherein the remote user interface enables transfer of data to and from the data drive by the remote computer system.

5. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the memory is non-volatile.

6. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein upon connection of the data drive to the I/O port, the host operating system registers the connection of the data drive but otherwise ignores data stored on the data drive.

7. A method for implementing a guest operating system on a host operating system, the method comprising:

executing a host operating system on a computer system, the host operating system preventing read and write access to a data drive coupled to an input/output (I/O) port unless drive space of the data drive is merged with a first partition of a memory on which the host operating system is executed;

installing a virtual machine on the computer system;

partitioning the memory of the computer system such that the host operating system accesses the first partition of the memory and the virtual machine accesses a second partition of the memory, wherein the data drive has a partition separate from the first partition of the memory;

executing a guest operating system on the virtual machine, the guest operating system to enable read and write access to the data drive via the I/O port; and

establishing a network link between the guest operating system and the host operating system for transferring data between the data drive and the first partition of the memory.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

enabling remote access, by a remote computer system, to the guest operating system;

providing, to the remote computer system, access to the host operating system through the guest operating system using the network link.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

transferring data between the data drive and the remote computer through a network.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the host operating system is installed and stored on one or more hard disk drives, and wherein a user via the host operating system is prevented from accessing data stored on the data drive due to the data drive having a partition separate from the first partition.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the one or more processor to:

execute a host operating system on the computer system, the host operating system preventing read and write access to a data drive coupled to an input/output (I/O) port unless drive space of the data drive is merged with a first partition of a memory on which the host operating system is executed;

install a virtual machine on the computer system;

partition the memory of the computer system such that the host operating system accesses the first partition of the memory and the virtual machine accesses a second partition of the memory, wherein the data drive has a partition separate from the first partition of the memory;

execute a guest operating system on the virtual machine, the guest operating system to enable read and write access to the data drive via the I/O port; and

establish a network link between the guest operating system and the host operating system for transferring data between the data drive and the first partition of the memory.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

enable remote access, by a remote computer system, to the guest operating system; and

provide, to the remote computer system, access to the host operating system through the guest operating system using the network link.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the host operating system ignores data stored on the data drive due to the data drive having a partition separate from the first partition, and wherein the memory is nonvolatile memory.