ok got it, it should be:
[root@Red_Hat_LInux]# chmod -R g+rwx /mnt/windows/
but it still gives me a list of files with operation not permitted:
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chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_a.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_b.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_c.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_d.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_e.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_f.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_g.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_h.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_i.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_j.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of `./windows//windows/system32/oobe/html/mouse/mouse_k.htm' (requested: 0775, actual: 0755): Operation not permitted
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