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FAQ - Ext2Fsd
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Q) What systems could Ext2Fsd 0.53 support
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A) Windows 2000, xp, 2003, Vista, Win7 (X86, AMD64)
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Windows NT 4.0 is no longer supported.
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My stress test systems:
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Win7 AMD64/X86, Vista AMD64, XP pro X86, Win2k SP4
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Q) How to install ext2fsd version 0.53
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A) Just click the file of ext2fsd-0.53.exe. It will guide you for all.
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and writing on ext3 partition:
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Senior users can try the setup.bat or registry manually editing.
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Q) How to uninstall
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A) If you created group "Ext2Fsd" in your "Start Menu", just click
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the link of "Uninstall Ext2Fsd".
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Or you need "Add/Remove Programs" in "Control Panel" to remove
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the program.
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Q) Vista always reports "The parameter is not right" when executing any
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applications from my linux partition
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A) The exact reason is unknown yet. But it's related to UAC. This issue
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can be cured by disabling UAC.
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Q) How to mount an ext2fsd partition or a volume ?
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A) It's becoming easy with the help of the program "Ext2 Volume Manager".
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Just "right click" on the dialog list, and select "Change Drive Letter".
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Then you'll see the mount point dialog, you can add, change or remove
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any driver letters.
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Q) Windows explorers shows up my mounted Ext3 partition as unformatted ?
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A) 1, Make sure ExtsFsd service is started:
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Ext2Mgr: Tools Menu->Service Management->Start Button
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2, If ExtsFsd is started already, then try to remove the drive letter
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and re-assign
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Q) How could I change the volume's codepage and other attributes ?
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A) Right click the Ext2/Ext3 partition or volume in the list with your mouse,
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you could see the menu item of "Ext2 Management", or double click and then
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click the "Properties" button in Properties dialog.
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Do not forget to apply your changes. These settings won't be kept after
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booting, I'll implement it in next version.
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Make sure the ext2fsd service is already started, or you won't get the
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chance of changing ext2 volume information.
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Q) What's a permanent mountpoint ?
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A) Windows system's mount manager will automatically mount volumes and
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assign driver letters during booting. For xp and later systems, windows
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only create unique volume ids for all the recognized volume/partitions,
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such as FAT32, NTFS. The ext2/ext3 volumes could not be mounted by the
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windows mount manager.
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Ext2Mgr provides 3 methods to mount a Linux volume:
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1, Using Windows API DefineDosDevice
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Driver letter won't be kept and be lost after reboot. But it's convenient
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for a temporary usage.
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2, Using Windows MountMgr + Ext2Mgr
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This method provides automatic mounting when Ext2Mgr detects new
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disk is plugged and removal of driver letters after disk is removed.
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If you are heavily using removable disks, this is the best choice.
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3, Using registry to store the driver letter as a DosDevice
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This method always works and it's better for fixed harddisks. Under
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some conditions, you need a reboot to see the driver letter in explorer.
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You could also modify the registry manually, see below:
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices]
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"X:"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1"
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Q) Windows Explorer always says the directory is not empty when deleting
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A) There are several possible reasons:
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1, the directory or any file under it is being used
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2, there are hidden files inside the directory, try to make explorer
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show all files or do "dir/a" in a cmd shell
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3, remove all hiding patterens with ext2mgr: "." prefixed names
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Q) How to start Ext2Fsd automatically during system booting
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A) Open program "Ext2 Volume Manager" and click menu "Service Management"
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in submenu "Tools". Select "SERVICE_SYSTEM_START" and apply the changes.
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You could click the "Start" button to start ext2fsd service. But it's
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only start the service, not enabling auto-starting.
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Q) The system configuration changed, but Ext2Mgr doesn't refresh ?
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A) Current version of "Ext2 Volume Manager" does not monitor system changes.
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You must refresh it manually: click "Tools" -> "Reload and Refresh". Or
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just simply close and reopen the program :)
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Q) Ext2Mgr hotkeys
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A) F1: Help (this FAQ.txt)
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F2: About Ext2Mgr
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F3: Ext2 Volume Management
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F4: Mountpoint Management (Drive Letter)
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F5: Reload and Refresh
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F6: Show Properties
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F7: Ext2Fsd Service Management
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F8: Ext2Fsd Statistics
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F9: Remove Dead Letters
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F10: Copy Everything to Clipboard
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F11: Flush Cache to Disk
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F12: Change Partition Type
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Q) Why is Ext2Mgr only listing CD/DVD devices or nothing on Vista ?
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A) Vista's User Account Control (UAC) prohibits Ext2Mgr to query system
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SECRET of harddisk/volume configurations.
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You need run Ext2Mgr as administrator or disable UAC to stop Vista's
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endless natter forever :)
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Q) How to turn off "Driver signature check" on Vista
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A) Normally you can disable it by pressing F8 when booting and select
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"Disable Driver Signature Enforcement"
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If you want to disable it forever, do as the followings guide:
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1, Run cmd.exe as administrator
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2. Execute the followings in the cmd shell:
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bcdedit -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
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bcdedit -set nointegritychecks ON
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WARNING: Turning off "siging check" might put you in danger of other
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evil softwares like virus/trojan horse.
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Q) I don't like Ext2Mgr showing the splash screen
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A) Add a parameter "/quiet" in command when executing Ext2Mgr, like
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"Ext2Mgr /quiet" or ""Ext2Mgr -quiet""
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Q) How to build Ext2Fsd package ?
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A) You need downlaod WDK (provided by Microsoft), then select a build
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environment (such as Win7 X64 free), then execute "build" under
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the root directory of Ext3Fsd source code.
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Matt <mattwu@163.com>
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http://www.ext2fsd.com
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