This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C123DE.F4629DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good Morning, I have put the following entry in my /etc/fstab file /dev/hda1 /home/charlie/mydocs vfat auto 0 0 The desired result is to mount hda1, which is the c drive on my dual = boot system, so that I can read, write and execte items on that drive. = The acutal result is that I can read from the drive and I can even run a = couple of windows programs that I need, using code weaver version of = wine, but I can't write to the drive hda1. This is important for 2 = reasons: 1. I have to share the files created (primarily under Star office, but = also some graphics) with windows users on the network. 2. The only printer I have is a canon multipass C3000 whch I can't get = to rn under linux (Suse 7.2) A side issue is that I plan on using this comuter as a samba server. If = I do that and then access my home directory from another computer and I = have the windows directory mounted under my home directory, will I then = be able to access files on the windows directory? Thanks, Charlie PS so far Suse 7.2 has been the user friendlyest distro that I have used = as a desktop system.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C123DE.F4629DA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable