I need to reinstall OS X, will Time Machine recognise my backup drive?

Due to permissions problems I need to reinstall my OS. Will my backup drive still be recognised by my MacBook Pro after a fresh install? Also will the permissions problems simply still be there if I restore using Time Machine?

Glyn In Wales wrote:
I have a huge list of permission errors.
Most or all aren't really a problem. Why they keep being reported is a mystery, but they're innocuous.
Here's the scoop: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448
I have booted from my install disk and repaired permissions.
Not necessary. Use Disk Utility in your Applications/Utilities folder.
The reason I checked permissions in the first place was because a program was not opening (Limewire). The dock icon would bounce once then nothing.
You need to find out why that is. Reinstalling your entire OS is vast overkill, and probably won't help anyway. The simplest solution might be to re-download and reinstall it. If that doesn't help, your best bet might be to first search for Limewire in the +Using Leopard+ forum to see if anybody else has had the same problem. If not, post it there, with as much detail as you can.
Anti virus software shows no viruses
There are no Mac viruses. None. Most Mac users don't run any anti-virus software. Most of the anti-virus software, especially the stuff you pay for, is worse than a virus!
Some folks do run it, to keep from passing Windoze viruses they might get on to their PC friends. The free ClamXav is most often recommended here by those who know about such things, and they say it's the least obnoxious. Do a search for virus in the +Using Leopard+ forum, and read some of the many threads.

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