>
> ...But come on..what is the REASON? Not 'Because windows is made by 'Satans
> Sperm' (Something I certainly DON'T subscribe to BTW!!!).
>
Because Windows does not provide support for reading/writing from any
partitions that are Windows/DOS partitions. There is little chance that
Microsoft will add this support in the forseeable future. Linux does support
other partition formats so does read/write Windows.
> After all, an HTML file, A
> GIF image is the same on whichever o/s. ((Sits back and waits for someone to
> tell me 'Oh, no they're not'!!!).
>
Oh, yes they are. How you access the information is O/S dependent.
> It's a great shame.. I've downloaded stuff onto my Windows partition for
> Linux, and I can move that over no problem. Much as most folks on here won't
> like me for saying this, Windows will, for a long, long time, remain my OS
> of most use. It's therefore a great shame that, while I'm downloading off
> the web, I can't download Windows stuff while I'm connected via Linux.
>
Download the install files from Linux, store on your Windows partition, and
when next you boot up into Windows run the install file.
And in case you are wondering, I am typing this message form Windows.
Joseph H. Perry
Oracle DBA
Columbus State University
4225 University Ave
Columbus, GA 31907-5645
(706) 568-2063
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
