[newbie] Linux to Windows porting

I have Windows and Linux on same machine . Is there a way I can acces the windows files eg word or excel file through Linux. Do we need to install any software for that . If yes then where do we get that software from vikrant - Still single? Click

[newbie]

Hi , I am an absolute newbie to LInux. I want to install Mandrake9.1 on my windows 98 machine. How do I go about it ? This may sound a very very basic question . But if somebody can give me a step by step approach that will be great. Vikrant -