Can I reinstall OS X without impacting my Bootcamp XP partition

I'm going to reformat and install OS X on my main partition on my MBP but as wondering if I could leave my bootcamp partition and XP installation "as is". I do hope I can do this without reinstalling XP or making any other changes??

Yep, you will be fine using the Leopard CD and re-installing it on the OSx partition. Your Windows partition will remain intact.
Axel F.

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