Accessing Windows Directories from Linux

If you try to access Windows directories which is installed in a seperate disk or is in dual boot with Linux, then you might get an error stating that you would need to mount the disk..

Ubuntu automatically mounts all these disks..though there where some reports from Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10) that there was a mounting problem.

If you want to mount then try these procedures:

1) go the terminal and type these commands

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
sudo apt-get install ntfs-config
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs

2) now try accessing the Windows directories..

3) If you are still unable to mount the files or you are unable to access them, then one main problem could be that you would not have shut down Windows the last time properly. This could be solved in two ways

a) Boot to Windows and shut it down properly

OR

b) Open the terminal and type these commands:

sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda1
sudo mount -a
df -h

4) Now try again.......If the problem still exists report here...I'll try finding another alternative