Help on installing SQL server 2012 -SQL Server PowerPivot for Sharepoint mode ?

Hello all,

I got an confuse that while installing SQL server 2012 -SQL Server PowerPivot for Sharepoint mode .Can we install and cofig this within a single machine having Windows 7 OS.

How can we create a domain for single machine having windows 7 OS .Can we install virtual machine and setup wnidows sever 2008 on it.? So, that we can install the PowerPivot for sharepoint and configure for server farm mode.

Hope someone genius in this field have some idea .your small  help would be really appricated.

Thanks,

Anil Mahajran