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I"m trying to start over with a computer I've had for a few years and I want to reformat the C: drive and reinstall Windows. It also has a slave drive E:. If I save all my files I want to keep to the E:, will all those files stay safe and not be lost when i reformat the C: drive? After I get this done, what anti virus and spyware do you recommend? Thanks
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Make sure you reformat and install windows on the correct partion/ hard drive (C) and you will be fine.
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You should back up all of your files in case you press the wrong button and reformat your E:

Really low odds of this happening, but I would say that you do it just in case.
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you should be good, if you do that. You could also disconnect the drive too as to avoid any overwrite. As for A/V I use AVG the free version with no issues. In the office we have a enterprise solution but for home use AVG should be good and you can get it from www.filehippo.com. Also grad spybot and super anti-spyware and maybe AdAware. All of them are free from the link I posted.
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Originally posted by N8:
you should be good, if you do that. You could also disconnect the drive too as to avoid any overwrite. As for A/V I use AVG the free version with no issues. In the office we have a enterprise solution but for home use AVG should be good and you can get it from <a href="http://www.filehippo.com." target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.filehippo.com.</a> Also grad spybot and super anti-spyware and maybe AdAware. All of them are free from the link I posted.
AVG FTW also i use the free online scan at www.antivirus.com

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