Unfortunately, you can't just move installed programs. If you move them to
another drive, they will still need files that were put into the system
directory, which will be destroyed and rewritten when you reinstall you OS.
I would make a list of programs, and then reinstall them after you OS
reload.

If your first partition is your primary, you should be able to retain all of
the files on the other partitions (as long as you don't delete them in fdisk
or format those partitions).  Programs, however, always install files into
the system directory and the registry, so they will probably not run unless
you reinstall them.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Demetri Kolokotronis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 7:34 PM
Subject: Reinstall OS


> I have three partitions; one OS, Win98, on first partition. There are
> programs on first partition, ones that insisted on installing all, or
> part, on C drive.
>
> Shall I move these programs to another partition before reinstall OS,
> keep a list and reinstall programs on C drive, or what?
>
> Do I need do anything to insure not lose programs or files on other
> partitions?
>
> Demetri Kolokotronis
>
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