1. In a first computer system, a method of providing access to a file stored in a partition of a mass storage device of the first computer system, the method comprising the steps of: running a first computer operating system on the computer system; employing a first file system having a file system table to manage the partition; receiving file system information for the file; determining from the file system information whether to include at least a portion of the file system information in a file resource table; and making the file resource table accessible to a second computer system running a second computer operating system.