hi, Just go to the following site:- http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/ntfs.html download the appropriate rpm file according to ur kernel. u can check kernel through 'uname -a' cmd. after downloading just install it and then mount winxp ntfs partition with the following cmd:- mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/winxp note here hdaX is ur winxp partition number and winxp directory under /mnt would have to be created by u. in case ur winxp drive is fat32 then u don't need to download rpm and just issue the above mount command. Thanks, Ashish