Windows Partition

Forum: DSL Tips and Tricks
Topic: Windows Partition
started by: arinuke

Posted by arinuke on Jan. 04 2007,03:53

Dear All,
I use DSL to fix my windows registry. I tried to copy some registry files but it always says "/hda1/....reg is read only". I tried to use "root" user but still can not do it. Any one can help?

Regards,
Arinuke

Posted by hs7sv on Jan. 04 2007,05:39

DSL cannot write to NTFS Partition.
Is it NTFS Partition? If yes, you may change it to FAT32 by PartitionMagic.

Posted by mikshaw on Jan. 04 2007,12:28

However, I would have to recommend you DO NOT do that. Even if a conversion from NTFS to FAT32 succeeds, you will lose important benefits of NTFS such as increased stability and file security.

If you need to write to your windows drive from Linux you might consider adding tools that are meant for the job, or trying a different distro made for that purpose.

Posted by Winter Knight on Jan. 04 2007,23:44

linux-ntfs.org. You can get some drivers able to write to ntfs here. Also, I think the later versions of Knoppix can write to ntfs. Maybe Ubuntu can. Do you have the Windows Install CD? That will enable you to drop to a console and make changes. It has some real weird bugs though. I think you can only read and write to the Windows/Winnt directory.

Posted by spock on Jan. 05 2007,19:53

If it's only to fix a Windows registry you could use the Trinity Rescue Kit :

< http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php?wpid=1&front_id=12 >

Otherwise if it's for a small Linux live CD distribution that can write on NTFS there's also Slax :

< http://www.slax.org >

Posted by arinuke on Jan. 06 2007,02:54

Dear All,
Thanks for the ideas, I think I would install DSL on my laptop and try to install NTFS-3G driver, open office and so on. So the laptop will have 2 OS, before that I can not escape 100% from ****** windows.

Cheers,
Arinuke

Posted by loupdesteppes on Jan. 10 2007,15:39

i think crazy the idea of reparing a windows registry with linux. And something else, I you change a ntfs file system to fat32 you loose all your datas because its like formating. yes its a good way to replace a win registry with a brand new one...Linux it able to write into a nt partition, there are tools for that, as long as its not a XPWin ntfs. And the tools are free. To write into a XP ntfs, there are tools too but they arent free.