mounting encrypted linux partition on windows

[Robin Laing]

Damián Rodrí­guez Sánchez wrote:
> 
> I recently decided to encrypt the / Linux partition (ext3) on my
> dual boot PC (Windows Vista - Fedora 10).
> 
> I used to mount it with "Ext2 Installable File System for Windows"
> (http://www.fs-driver.org) when using Windows, but now that the
> partition is encrypted, its contents (obviously) appear unreadable
> and I'm offered to format it.
> 
> I was told that software like FreeOTFE and TrueCrypt should let me
> mount the encrypted partition under Windows if I have the ext3 driver,
> but it didn't work for me. Will I necessarily have to create a new
> encrypted volume with one of those programs and then reinstall Fedora
> (or Windows) in it instead of simply mounting the existing encrypted
> partition?
> 

I have this bookmarked but I have not tried it as I do not have any 
windows computers to try it with.  It was a "Just in case".

Mounting LUKS / dm-crypt Partitions in Microsoft Windows
http://blog.yibble.org/2009/01/29/mounting-luks-dm-crypt-partitions-in-microsoft-windows/

Full procedure to use Ext2fsd and FreeOTFE.

-- 
Robin Laing