My boot drive (c, NTFS, needs a clean install of XP.

I have backed up all my data (mostly digicam pics) (no
programs) from the C: drive to another drive, also NTFS,
on the same box.

What I want to do is clean install xp on c:, then
reinstall my programs. After that, will XP recognize the
other drive with my data on it?

thanks very much.
Steve.

Steve wrote:
> My boot drive (c, NTFS, needs a clean install of XP.
>
> I have backed up all my data (mostly digicam pics) (no
> programs) from the C: drive to another drive, also NTFS,
> on the same box.
>
> What I want to do is clean install xp on c:, then
> reinstall my programs. After that, will XP recognize the
> other drive with my data on it?
>
> thanks very much.
> Steve.


There shouldn't be any problem doing that.

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I do this all the time and even did it last nite,after a power supply went
bad just in case it messed something up on the hd, and I can read my other hd.


"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> Steve wrote:
> > My boot drive (c, NTFS, needs a clean install of XP.
> >
> > I have backed up all my data (mostly digicam pics) (no
> > programs) from the C: drive to another drive, also NTFS,
> > on the same box.
> >
> > What I want to do is clean install xp on c:, then
> > reinstall my programs. After that, will XP recognize the
> > other drive with my data on it?
> >
> > thanks very much.
> > Steve.
>
>
> There shouldn't be any problem doing that.
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having
> both at once. - RAH
>
>
>
>