Hello, I am doing a Win XP installation and i do not want to wipe out my files & document in C drive. The installation process came to a point where it gave me the option of "Format the partition using the NTFS file system (quick) & Leave the current file system intact (no changes)" I know for sure that if i format the partition, it will erase all my files & documents. My question is: if i use the option for "Leave the current file system intact (no change)" and continue on the installation, will it erases my files & documents or it will just erase the old OS and installed a new OS??? Please someone help me... BZ

If you format, then yes. Your files will be deleted. Why are you reinstalling? If you want to maintain your files and Programs, you'll have to run a Repair. LIR

I reinstalled because the laptop can not boot into windows when i enter the username & password, it logged me in then save settings & logged back out... I did try repairing as you mentioned but to no avail... So I'm trying to keep my data (Files & folders)by using the option "Leave the current file system intact (no change)"...to just erase the OS and keep my data... Will it work??? bz

No. As said, if you format, the data will be deleted. You can't just erase the OS. What happened when you tried the Repair after entering Setup? LIR

I repaired it but still the same problem... So what i did was backing up all the data and do clean installation... thanks all for the hints. bz