work with a ntfs partition outside microsoft windows

hello

in my computer i only install microsoft windows xp in one partition, until today i have been installing microsoft windows xp in a fat32 partition so that i could use a linux live cd and work with the system files without booting microsoft windows

but now i want to install microsoft windows xp to a ntfs partition, is there a way to work with the system files without being in microsoft windows?

thanks

 

you can convert the fat to ntfs:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/convertfat.mspx

I believe Knoppix Live CD mounts both types.
Also you can use Bart's PE disk - it is a Windows Live CD.

 

where can i find that?

 

Knoppix Live will mount an NTFS partition; however, it is Read-Only. If you want to be able to work with files on your Windows partition then you'll have to leave it FAT32. A Linux NTFS driver with RW support is still in the development stages.