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Could anyone give me steps how to format C:?

I'm going to fresh-install my XP.
I have My Documents placed in drive E:, and I don't want to lose any from it.
It's kinda big, and I don't know how to back it up.
To split the harddisk, I use Partition Magic 8.0.
If I format the C:, will the drive be messed since Partition Magic is deleted?

Thanks

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Originally posted by thekid
Could anyone give me steps how to format C:?

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How to format by Microsoft

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Originally posted by thekid
I have My Documents placed in drive E:, and I don't want to lose any from it.

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Burn it to CD is a quick and easy way

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Originally posted by thekid
To split the harddisk, I use Partition Magic 8.0.
If I format the C:, will the drive be messed since Partition Magic is deleted?

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Couldn't tell you, I partitioned mine manually.

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Originally posted by Ddunk
Burn it to CD is a quick and easy way

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Originally posted by thekid
It's kinda big, and I don't know how to back it up.

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Burning to multiple CDs sounds like a pain in the ass... I suppose there are programs to do it automatically though...

Meh, I burned 8 CDs of music when I backed it up

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Originally posted by thekid
If I format the C:, will the drive be messed since Partition Magic is deleted?

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it should'nt because partition magic just edits the partitions like any other program.  but i say back up onto something else anyway, myabe an old hard drive if you don't want lots of cd's

If you have created multiple partitions on your hard drive using Partition Magic and if you have backed up the information from those partitions then you will want to take a look at this article from Microsoft
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=ht...asp&NoWebContent=1

When you format your Windows partition, it does not touch any of the other drives.

To reformat drive C, just place your Windows XP cd inside the cd  drive (make sure CD is set up as first booting device [or at least before HD]) and install away. As long as the My Documents folder is on another partition, it will not be touched.

Partition Magic is just like any other piece of software. Its software that partitions. If you uninstall it, things will still be going just as if it never existed.