Probably the easiest would be FAT32. You'll find that when you've installed Linux, it will mount it for you by default. You'll find it from Linux as /mnt/windows, or /mnt/win_c - something like that.
/Brian On Monday 24 December 2001 4:34 am, you wrote: > On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 11:21:47 -0600 > > "kenn yahoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > > Greetings .... > > > > Well, my xmas gift to myself -- a new laptop -- arrived via FedEx > > yesterday, and I've successfully created a dual boot with windows and > > linux ... now that i know i can do that, today's task is to reinstall > > linux, this time changing the partitioning ... > > > > i need to have one small partition (500Mb) that can be accessed by > > either windows or linux (the reason being that, as much as i had to > > admit it, i can't find a web page design program that i like as well as > > Dreamweaver). > > > > what file system should i choose? and how do i make it accessible by > > windows? > > ======================================= > Most file systems can be accessed by Linux. vfat (a windows fs) can be > mounted rw by linux and shouldn't pose any problems for your linux system. > Merry christmas to you also, and enjoy your early gift ;-) Mike
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