> So far as having 2000 be able to read ext2, I've never heard of such a
> thing. If you find something like that, please post a link.

I have never seen a way to mount a linux partition from windows but the 
program explore2fs will allow you to browse through an ext2/3 partition 
and copy files ... even write them.

http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm

--Austin