Programmes on Different Partition to OS

[joroma]

Sorry - Yet another question!

I've set up XP Pro on a 20gb C: partition and intend to put all my programme files and data on another Partition.

The idea is that I can do a fresh install of XP if it slows down or if I get problems with it without having to reinstall everything else.

If I reinstall XP on the C: drive will all my programmes on the other partition still work or will they all need reinstalling?

 

[joroma]

"Your best bet is to install windows, put all the programs on your always gonna need, MS Office, Firefox etc then image it and keep the image"

Sounds good to me. Would the image back everything up on the c: partition and is there a programme you would recommend (preferably a free one!!)?