Two partitions - C and E os on partition C now.... 2

[mel999]

Hi, - I have ONE hard drive 80gb. - I have partitioned 55Gb of it and this is C drive with XP Pro on it along with my programs. - Partition E has all my data.
I need to reformat cos a lot of stuff is screwed up. - My question is - If I reformat "C" drive/partition do I lose the data from "E" partition. - If i do, then what s the answer. There is far to much stuff on "E" to even think about burning to CD's
PS - Used partition magic to do the partitioning.

Regards, - Mel

 

[linney]

Setup will not be interested in E: as it will be directed (by you) to be using only C: drive. E: will remained untouched, just be aware that the access permissions may need checking after a clean install.

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (Q308421)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/4/21.asp

Probably this is all you need.

HOW TO: Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP (Q313348)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q313/3/48.asp

Read the paragraph,
"How to Partition and Format Your Hard Disk by Using Windows XP Setup."


For more help (shows enlargeable screenshots) go here.

http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_xp_pro.htm

 

[vacunita]

AS linney says E will be untouched, that is the whole point of partitions. to keep them separate. formatting C: will do nothing to E. unless specified.




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[mel999]

Thanks Linney/vacunita - - Going to give it a go in the morning. - I thought E partition would be untouched but recall in my early days of computing, I had a dual boot system and reformated C drive and lost everything of both.

Thanks again - Mel