I've used Ext2IFS in the past. http://www.fs-driver.org/
Pro -- it really does work
Con -- it really does work, giving access to Linux files ignoring permissions 
and owners!

I eventually took it off my machines at uOttawa as I wanted to keep the 
security on my
Linux systems that had dual boot i.e., I didn't want to make it too easy to get 
at my
files. However, on a secure machine where I needed occasional access I think it 
could be a
useful tool in the hands of someone who understood the risks.

JN


On 05/18/2011 02:28 PM, Mike Kenzie wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 May 2011 12:18:23 pulmud muppe wrote:
>> As with many, at work I have to use 'doze.
>>
>> (... though I do have a dual boot second machine (linux/xp) which I
>> can often run with linux ...)
>>
>> I have occasionally tried to locate an add-on (or whatever one calls
>> such in the m$ realm) which allows 'doze to see ext3/ext4 linux
>> partitions/filesystems.  I have found one or two, but they appear to
>> be old and incapable of seeing all the linux partitions on the hard
>> drive. (some are in logical partitions...)
>>
>> Has anyone any advice on what to use?
> 
> 
> My solution for dual boot machines was to have a FAT partition.  USB drives 
> work good for this especially now that thumb drives have gotten bigger.  
> Although  I've found support for the USB keys to be bad in older versions of 
> windows. 
> 
> I have loaded one of these on a few machines.  
> 
> Ext2 Installable File System For Windows  http://www.fs-driver.org/
> Ext2 File System Driver for Windows http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd/
> 
> but disabled it since I didn't want anything to accidentally go between 
> systems.
> 
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