Turns out the solution is simple. Just create a symlink for mount.ntfs.
In a console, do this:
cd /sbin
sudo ln -s mount.ntfs-3g mount.ntfs
and that's it :P You don't need to reboot or even restart the HAL
daemon. If you need the old behavior back, simply remove the symlink:
sudo rm /sbin/mount.ntfs
Hope this little tip will help people save some of their hair cause I've
been pulling mine off for the last few hours ;P
Lately I've seen so many complex answers to problems it makes me sick.
Yours is a breath of fresh air!! Good job!