cant write to a ntfs mount

i have tryed mounting it with the command -w so it could be written to or at least be viewed. i cannot copy files using cp- r /somewther /mnt. t says its write protected. how can i mount it correctly and backup my files to my windows 2000 pro hd. here is my fstab config:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdb1 /mnt ntfs defaults 0 0


i woudl also like to know how to delete a folder or files from the root prompt.

i've read that writing to ntfs partitions under linux is still experimental (in other words, potentially dangerous). most people recommend mounting ntfs partitions as read-only.

that's what i've done on my dual boot system. i can view and print files from my xp/ntfs partition but i don't attempt to write to these files.

i think some people are using something called captiventfs(http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/) to do it. There's no safe/complete write support for ntfs at the moment, only fat32.

wierd, back when i had mandrake 10.1 it worked beautifully with no need to use cmdprompt. but oh well , ubuntu is still my #1 best linux distro with out hitches. thanks anyways.