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Mounting linux drive under the windows enviroment. - DAMINK™ - 10-18-2009
Ok lets say you have a duel boot pc or just need to leach off a harddrive that has linux installed.
Then here is how you do it.
This is for vista not xp. Simply skip step #2 & #3 if you use xp and it will work.
1) download ExtIFS from here.
Code:
http://fs-driver.org/download.html2) Right click on file you just downloaded and select properties.
3) Then choose compatibility and choose Windows XP service pack 2 option as below.
![[Image: 12255316126300_Capture.jpg]](http://www.ftw.net.au/fileuploads//12255316126300_Capture.jpg)
4) Now during install you will be asked to agree. Say yes as below.
![[Image: 12255317989922_Capture.jpg]](http://www.ftw.net.au/fileuploads//12255317989922_Capture.jpg)
5) You will then be asked if you want read only. Dont tick this. As below.
![[Image: 12255319033265_Capture.jpg]](http://www.ftw.net.au/fileuploads//12255319033265_Capture.jpg)
6) Then you will be asked about UTF-8 encoding. Tick this as below.
![[Image: 12255319869547_Capture.jpg]](http://www.ftw.net.au/fileuploads//12255319869547_Capture.jpg)
7) Next is the Large file feature. This is a big yes. As below.
![[Image: 12255320706909_Capture.jpg]](http://www.ftw.net.au/fileuploads//12255320706909_Capture.jpg)
8) Finally comes the Drive letter. This is a must do or it wont work.
Notice i circled the area you need to chance. Its a little hard to see.
![[Image: 12255321897929_Capture.jpg]](http://www.ftw.net.au/fileuploads//12255321897929_Capture.jpg)
9) Reboot your system and now your linux partitions/drives are visible and writable.
Hope this helps someone.