Stop "Do you want to format" message

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Andy

I have a ext2 Linux partition.

Is there a way to get Windows to stop asking if I want to format it whenever I click on the drive ?

Thanks.
 
Andy said:
I have a ext2 Linux partition.

Is there a way to get Windows to stop asking if I want to format it whenever I click on the drive ?

Thanks.
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Run EXT2IFS ? :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext2IFS

Note the comment in there, about that not being
up to date on features. I used to use that in Win2K,
to share a Linux partition. I could write files in
there, boot to Linux, and then they'd be sitting
there in a native file system. I haven't bothered
with the EXT2IFS on my WinXP setup. It was something
I used in Win2K era.

You could also come up with a way to run Linux on FAT32.
Purely for the geek factor. It's possible. That's how
Linux runs on USB sticks, with a persistent bitmap file
for storage. My copy of Linux Mint, runs on a FAT32 USB
key, and I'm able to copy files onto the stick in
Windows. So the stick can be used to store and transport
files, as well as run the Linux OS. The bitmap file in
that case, is a few bytes short of 4GB. That's the largest
persistent bitmap file you can have in that setup. The 4GB
image file is "EXT3, loopback mounted". Search on "casper-rw"
for more details. That's how that is accessed, while being
stored within a FAT32 file system.

The silly suggestion, would be to stop clicking that thing :-)
That will also stop it.

Paul
 
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