Access USB Linux Partition from WinXP

[wurzel]

Anyone know how to do this? I've downloaded a couple of things which claim to be able to do it but neither of them work (explore2fs, totalcommander).

I created a bootable USB VMware esxi (through WinImage) & it created 5 partitions. I want to get a file from one of the linux partitions. From windows I just see the 1 windows partition. From linux (esxi) I see the other partitions, which I guess makes sense. Unfortunately, the esxi machine doesnt see its hard drive so I can't copy file to there. I can only do this with this USB stick. As you can gether, I know f all about Linux. Any ideas?

[Unwitting Catalyst]

Linux partition visible from Windows

Try all the options from this Sourceforge page. If you're still not getting anywhere, you could boot into linux from your USB, and reformat one of the Linux partitions as a Windows partition (using fdisk, which will be destructive), or create a new partition using any unused space on the USB drive

[wurzel]

Try all the options from this Sourceforge page. If you're still not getting anywhere, you could boot into linux from your USB, and reformat one of the Linux partitions as a Windows partition (using fdisk, which will be destructive), or create a new partition using any unused space on the USB drive

Hmmm , have tried that but windows can still only see the original boot partition that was originally set up - not the new partition. Have formatted this as NFTS - there are many different options.

[Unwitting Catalyst]

Reading linux partition from Windows

Did you run mkntfs after changing the partition id to ntfs? Did you try the DiskInternals application? This seems happy reading hard disks and USB's

[wurzel]

Did you run mkntfs after changing the partition id to ntfs? Did you try the DiskInternals application? This seems happy reading hard disks and USB's

Tried the free Linux Reader - this lists all the partitions but when I try and open any of them I get an error saying "Can't open disk - check the disk and try again"

Disk Internals FAT Recovery lists the partitions & gives you the option to recover files. It lists the file I'm after too. Unfortunately, you have to pay up $79 to be able to do the recover. Client won't get his credit card out.

Will try the mkntfs option next