I am having a problem on my computer and its becoming more and more clear that I should just bite the bullet and reset my computer to default, Only deal is losing personal data. I have 2 hard drives, ONE main and one extra for personal storage (Both internal BTW). So when I reformat, does it just do my main one or will it do it to both? Or How can I restart my computer and safely keep all my personal files intact?I suggest backing up the files to the second hard disk, then re-install the OS to the primary hard disk. I would suggest using a Repair Install first.

What OS are you using?You may copy your data files to any off disc media (external hd, cd, dvd, ETC) and then copy it back after a new install.I am using XP SP2 I think, but I already have personal Data On my other internal hard drive, is there a way to save the stuff on a specific hard drive and restart the main one with the computer files?Yes of COURSE. Let's stop using "other" and "specific", okay? What drive letter is the data currently on?All the main computer data is on drive C. I keep all my personal data (Music, pictures, etc) on what I called drive Z.If you format drive c:, drive z: will not be affected. I'm not sure what you mean by "main computer data" though - do you mean just the OS and system files or are there data files too?Main computer Files = WINDOWS, Program Files, Program Data, Drivers, Etc.That's fine. As long as z: is a separate drive or partition it will not be impacted by anything you do to c:Yes, I am pretty sure it is since I installed myself, but how can I go about reformatting manually, is there a way to access it from like the system boot menu or BIOS menu? I have a CD but its very ambiguous on what it does. I put the CD and boot the CD from menu and it gives me a WARNING. Personally I was hoping for a non-destructive restore if you get what I mean.Do you have an original XP CD or just a restore disc? If the latter, what type of message does it give you?I do not have a XP disc, I have a "restore DVD". When I boot to that disc it prompts a message: Full System Recovery/Factory Recondition, All Data will be lost, Y/N to continue, Y = Format Drive and Install new OS.Okay, again - that refers only to the system drive / partition (c:). Any data on a separate drive or partition will not be touched. If you are concerned though, you can do one of several things: copy critical data to off-disc media (cd, dvd, usb drive, external drive, etc), USE a disc imaging utility to image your z: drive, or use a backup utility to copy your data to a backup file off disc.

But as I said, the restore utility will only effect c: drive.K, thanks for the info.
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