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The next time the system is rebooted, the boot screen will wait 20 seconds before auto-booting. If no keys are pressed the system will now boot Windows by default, instead of Fedora Linux. If the user does intervene and display the boot menu, the Windows option is now titled "Windows" and not "Other".
== Accessing the Windows Partition from Fedora Linux ==
When running Fedora Linux it is possible to access files located on the Windows partition. To achieve this it is necessary to mount the Windows partition. The first step is to create a directory to use as the mount point. In this example we will create a directory called /windows from the terminal window:
<pre>
su -
mkdir /windows
</pre>
Next, we need to run the mount command (still as super user and assuming the Windows partition is /dev/sda1 and NTFS format - this may be different on your system):
<pre>
mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /windows
</pre>
Under some circumstances you may get a message that the Windows partition needs to be checked. If so, either reboot into Windows again, or force the mount:
<pre>
mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /windows -o force
</pre>
To automate the mount each time the system is booted, simply add the mount line to the /etc/fstab file:
<pre>
/dev/sda1 /windows ntfs-3g defaults,force 0 0
</pre>
To unmount the Windows filesystem at any time:
<pre>
umount /windows
</pre>
In the [[Allocating a Windows Disk Partition to Fedora Linux | next chapter]] we will look at the steps necessary to remove a Windows partition from a dual boot configuration and assign that partition to Fedora Linux.
