HD?.. reinstalling XP.. Will partitions on other drives remain

[r1013a]

I curently have XP on an 80 GB HD.. which is formated as one drive C:

I have another drive that is 120 GB and is formatted as.... E:Storage F:Games & G:Temp

This may seem like a dumb question.. But I just want to make sure... But if I am reinstalling XP on C: will I loose or will it mess up the drive letters on my other drive..

What I would like to do is move a few recent DLs over from C: onto the other drive.. into one of the partitions. I would assume they would remain the same since Im NOT messing with the other drive.. but just thought I would ask to make sure.


Thanks
R1013

 

[imported_buffalo]

I think you can try this:

Copy the files
Remove the second drive and install OS.
Replug the second drive after your installtion.

 

[esun]

This is correct. When you are reinstalling, just make sure you only choose to change the partition you want to change (there is basically a list of which partition you want to install XP on, so just make sure you choose the proper one).

 

[r1013a]

I appreciate it.. I assumed it would be ok.. but sometimes I overthink what Im doing.

 

[caz67]

You should be fine..Nothing wrong with double checking