Partions + install questions

Philgag

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If I check under my partitions in Win XP, I have a primary , plus an extended partition, that are surrounded in a green frame.

The question is this, If I move backup and files to my secondary partition and format and reinstall XP on the primary, will I loose my data that is stored on the extended partition?. I know I would not with 2 primary, but with this setup?

thank you
 

Griffinhart

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If you format and install anyting on your Primary Partition, your extended partition will remain untouched. Just select the correct partition to install too when running setup.