Is the NTFS partition mounted? If it's mounted then it works. As for the keyboard problem, it propably has something to do with the 'delay' settings for your keyboard. I believe you can fix the latter from the Mandrake Control Center.
edit: I just read that the NTFS partition won't mount. You could also delete your icon manually from the Terminal.
[ May 26, 2003: Message edited by: Panos ]