can any one tell me how to access files from windows xp to linux...?

Answer 1

A little more detail would be helpful.

The simplest way is with FTP (client on the Windows machine, server on the Linux machine -- or vice versa).

You can also use SAMBA which makes Unix filesystems available as Windows file shares.

There are also nfs clients for Windows, though the only ones I'm familiar with are not free.

Answer 2

Linux, if it is installed on the hard drive, should be able to mount Windows partitions just fine. It just can't alter them. Look in your
/media folder. It will be called something like "sda1". if you need write access, there are utilities that can do this for you. If you install Automatix2:

http://www.getautomatix.com/wiki/index.php?title=Installation&Itemid=38

you can install NTFS drivers and will gain full write access to your Windows partition (do so at your own risk).

If you want to access Linux files from Windows, try:

http://www.fs-driver.org/

Unfortunately, any Linux files that you modify or add will require root access in order to edit, move, delete, etc..., from Linux from then on.

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