On Monday 01 January 2007 22:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > David Merrick wrote:
> > I normally make the Windows
> > partition the largest because Linux will be able to see and use that
> > space, but Windows will not be able to see or use the Linux
> > partition.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Michael.
>
> Sound advice down to there. However linux will not be able to write to
> the windows partition unless you make it FAT, which is a mistake from
> what i understand with any modern version of windows.
>
> However windows will access ext2/3 partitions thanks to the drivers
> available from http://www.fs-driver.org/
>
> So on that basis, put your data on an ext3 and both windows and linux
> can write to it.
>
> This extends as far as XP, I have no knowledge of vista and ext2/3
> writing.

I suggest that a third fat32 partition be created which both os's can 
access.

Phil.

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