Submitted by ggarron on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 02:00
This is a guide to access your Linux partitions (ext2 or ext3) from your windows Vista, if you are using XP read this.
First Download the FS-Driver from its webpage.
Once you have on your Vista disk, right click on it and select compatibility for XP Service Pack 2 as shown on this picture.
Then double click on the installer and click on run.
Allow it to run.
Follow the next screens as shown below.
Accept the license
Enable large file suppport
Select a letter for your extX drive
And now reboot your Vista and you are done.
Update jan-17-2009
Thanks to Jakob, we have this other option now:
ext2fsd, I have not tried it, so please post your experiences about it.
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I'm using Windows 7, and I wasn't able to run FS-driver because the program gave me an error about compatibility. I emailed the author and he told me (within a few hours) that people should run the program in compatibility mode for Windows Vista. Sounds like this would be a good way.
I had already done it another way by the time he'd emailed me. What I did was use ext2-fsd, and seems to have worked fine. The only problem I had was that I got the dreaded BSoD on the first reboot -- but only once. Rebooted a few more times with no blue screen.
Confirm ext2-fsd to work somewhat with Win7.