File System Compatibility Utilities

Access Linux File Systems from Windows

Linux ext2 and ext3 file Systems

Explore2fs (GPL)

Explore2fs is a Windows program that provides read support for Linux ext2 and ext3 filesystems under NT4, Win95, Win98, WinME, Win2000, and WinXP.

• http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs

READ	WRITE	DOS	Win9x	NT/XP
yes	no	no	yes	yes

EXT2IFS by John Newbigin (GPL)

EXT2IFS is an Installable File System for Windows NT4, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. The driver can read both the EXT2 and EXT3 filesystems. A simple installation program makes using the driver easy.

• http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/ext2ifs.htm

READ	WRITE	DOS	Win9x	NT/XP
yes	no	no	no	yes

Ext2 IFS for Windows by Stephan Schreiber (freeware)

Provides Windows NT4.0/2000/XP/2003 with full access to Linux Ext2 volumes (read access and write access). This may be useful if you have installed both Windows and Linux as a dual boot environment on your computer. This is a "Kernel Mode" driver!

• http://www.fs-driver.org/

READ	WRITE	DOS	Win9x	NT/XP
yes	yes	no	no	yes

Note: Just so you guys know, you can get this to install under Vista, even though the author does not specify support for Vista. Just run the installer under compatibility mode (I used XP SP2 when I installed) and you'll get no error when trying to install. The driver itself is working fine for me, without having to run anything more under compatibility mode after the installation is done.

ReiserFS Partitions (GPL)

rfstool

RFSTOOL allows you to access ReiserFS partitions from a Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP system. It also allows you to access ReiserFS partitions from Linux. It is a complete rewrite of the ReiserFS functions needed to list directories, copy files, and backup metadata.

• http://p-nand-q.com/e/reiserfs.html

READ	WRITE	DOS	Win9x	NT/XP
yes	no	no	yes	yes

 

Access Windows File Systems From Linux

(this will be added soon - however, most linux disto's already include a wealth of these.)

 

USB Flash Media

Bootable FAT Partition

makebootfat

makebootfat is a tool to make bootable USB disks. It can autodetect, partition, format, and populate the USB disk in a single step without any user interaction. It can also create disk images which are simultaneously compatible with all the three USB booting standards: USB-FDD, USB-HDD, and USB-ZIP.

• http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/boot-readme.html