Linux is able to read Windows partitions by mounting them onto the filesystem.
where hda1 is the first partition on the primary hard disk (this is usually correct)
mount(8) should automagically discover the partition type if it is fat32, but if it doesn't you can add -t vfat to the mount command.
The same goes for NTFS drives, using -t ntfs instead.
RedHat linux doesn't have NTFS drivers built into the kernel, but you can add it yourself if you need to read Windows XP/2000/NT4 drives.
http://linuxexperience.com/tutorials/redhatntfs.php
To make it easier, you can add a line to /etc/fstab to let you mount the partition on bootup, or just by simply typing
mount /mnt/windows
These instructions allow you to have read/write access to your windows drive as a normal user.
WARNING: it is a BadThing? to write to an NTFS drive from in linux. Chances are you will lose your Windows install (which isn't always a bad thing :) Don't follow these instructions if you run an NTFS drive.
1. Login as root user
username : username windows
7. Unmount/remount the drive
Login as your regular user and you should have read/write access.
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