Is my windows partition safe after installing OS X Lion

I work with a mac and i have an Windows partition only to work at home for my company (i do not keep documents of foto's there).
I want to install OS X Lion, but i am affraid that my windows partition will be gone after installing OS X Lion.
Apple support can not guarantee that my partition wil be safe.
Who can help ?

PART 2
It is very hard to just wreck a BC Partition. You can wipe the whole drive (Disk Utility) or you can erase it using BC Assistant (from your Mac Side). Otherwise it pretty much never happens. You say that you are un-tutored in BC, well HERE is your tutorial http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_do_i_install_windows_xp_on_my_mac_using_boot_ca mp_1.html
Lion is the most work-intensive OSX that Apple has ever released, (just in case you have not heard) so if you hate learning how stuff works, and how to fix software problems then you need to read these forums a LOT to see if Lion is a good choice for you....

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