Hello,    yes if you do anything to the main partition where the os is
you will have to reload all your programs..... The only way you can do this
without reloading all the programs is to do a backup,  fromat and reload the
os  then  restore your backup.  But this leads to Why do you need to
reformat and reload you os.    If you trying to fix a problem , it may be
carried over with the backup.    I have usually found that reloading
everything from scatch is the only option

     bob johnson   [log in to unmask]

----- Original Message -----
From: Demetri Kolokotronis <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:43 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Multiple Partition Reinstall OS


> I have OS, Win98, on one partition, programs on another. Several pointed
> out that if I reformat and reinstall OS, I will have to reinstall
> programs that are on other partition. Should I uninstall programs before
> reinstalling? Is there no advantage in having programs on separate
> partition?
>
> Demetri Kolokotronis
>
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