You should be ok to wipe just your C: partition.... and leave D: as it is. When I rework my system I rarely do anything like this with any other drive than my C: drive. You don't have to lose the stuff on your D: drive Ang. MP3's, jpg's, freeware,etc. will all still be intact for you to use if they are on your D: drive. Just wipe C: drive and reload your windows and then reload proggies you have backed up on D: drive or CD's. 8)

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