On Thu, 5 Jul 2001 17:20:11 -0400 Demetri Kolokotronis <[log in to unmask] writes: Re: Reformat/reinstall OS, Win98, etc. HD has three partitions. First, OS; second, programs; third, data. Can I just format and reinstall OS on first partition, and not lose data? Demetri Kolokotronis Demetri: As long as you don't reformat the drive/partition on which your data resides, you won't lose your data. You'll probably have to reconfigure the appropriate programs to locate the data, but no big deal. jack payton The NOSPIN Group is now offering Free PC Tech support at our newest website: http://freepctech.com