dual-boot writing to NTFS from Linux?

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Sat, 8/22/09, Charlie Zender <zender at uci.edu> wrote:

> From: Charlie Zender <zender at uci.edu>
> Subject: dual-boot writing to NTFS from Linux?
> To: "Ubuntu User Mail List" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 4:12 PM
> Hi All,
> 
> I have a dual-boot Linux/Windows Vista machine.
> Sometimes I need to copy from the Linux (ext3) to the
> NTFS/Windows
> partition (ntfs). I mount the NTFS partition in Linux with
> 
> mount -t ntfs /dev/sda3 /wnd
> 
> then I can see and copy files from Linux->Windows.
> The files show up (e.g., with ls -l) in the windows
> partition when
> viewed from linux until I reboot.
> When I exit Linux and start Vista, the files I thought I
> copied are
> gone (and probably never written).
> 
> Is there a safe way to write from ext3 to ntfs?
> 
> Thanks,
> Charlie
>
aptitude search ntfs   

In particular:
aptitude show ntfs ntfs-config

HTH,
Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net