Linux to Windows (dual boot system)

Alex

Considering specing a workstation based on Windows XP Pro (32bit) with a dual boot option to also run Linux. Software package is STAR-CCM+ and I like having the option to run in either Windpws or Linux, depending on model size and the need for other applications.

Would like to know the methods that you have used to be able to read files between Windows and Linux, in particular exporting SolidWorks CAD geometry to Linux and reading results back to Windows.

I understand that using the FAT32 file system there would be know problems reading the Windows partition from within Linux - is this correct?

Cannot use the server to store and transfer files due to file sizes and bottleneck issues.

Does anybody know of any other ways of reading files between Windows and Linux?

Thanks.