How do I reinstall Snow Leopard while keeping Windows 7?

Hi
The subject says it all. I want to make a clean install of Snow Leopard(SL) on my iMac which already has a Boot Camp partition that I don't want to mess up. Is it as simple as just reformat the OS X partition and install SL there or do I have to do some 'fancy' tricks to make this happen?
Thanks for any tips or links to guides and so on.

Hi,
reinstalling SL (or even upgradeing to it from a previous OSX version) usually does not affect your BootCamp Windows at all.
Nonetheless, to be on the safe side it is always best to have/make a backup of your Windows on an external harddisk prior to the SL installation.
The SL installation and setup guide can be found here http://www.apple.com/support/snowleopard/
Regards
Stefan

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