Can a Virtual Machine OS Be Used Unlike a Bootable Disk Permanently?

Hi,

Noob here, I was wondering if you could get an OS like backtrack to behave as a normal OS in regards to saving settings, wallpaper, installations etc. in a virtual machine?

I know you can you the suspend option in VMmare player, but I'm trying to find a more permanent solution...

Is there 1?

Yea, you just install it in a vm like you would on a real computer.