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Mount XP Drives

Asked by Shifrin

I'm a new user of Linux
After Running the OP from the CD - I can't access Drives C,D which are NTFS and
has Windows XP on them.
Who can I use both partitions for Win XP and Linux

Regards
Noam

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Jeff Greene (jeffgreene) said : 		#1

Hi,
To get NTFS support in Ubuntu, you basically need to intsall ntfs-3g, which will enable reading and writing to NTFS partitions. For a detailed guide on how to install ntfs-3g, please go here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=217009

I hope that solves your problem!

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Flavius (fcopaciu-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#2

Another HOWTO, including instructions for Ubuntu 7.04, can be found at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MountingWindowsPartitions

Br,
Flavius

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Mihai (mihailgulin) said : 		#3

hi,
i have recently crushed my win os due to bitdefender. now I cannot repair at all, and i need to get my data out. i was thinking of using unbuntu, ( which i find it pretty cool-I use it on my other comp), but I do not know where to start.
thank you for your help
mihai (<email address hidden>)

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