Reinstalling Tiger with an existing Windows partition

Hi,
I have a MacBook with three partitions on the HD: one with Tiger on it, another NTFS-formatted with Windows, and a third FAT32-formatted with data on it. Unfortunately, I have to reinstall Tiger. Since bootcamp doesn't exist for Tiger anymore and I thus won't be able to reinstall Windows, I have to make sure the windows and the data partition are not touched. Also, I'm worried about the MBR; if the Tiger installer overwrites it, I'll have no way to boot into Windows, even if the installation is still valid. So, is there anything I have to pay attention to, is it even possible?
Thanks.

Why reinstall Tiger? can't you just restore it from a backup clone?
Use your external drive to make an image of Windows, also, with WinClone, or invest in something for Windows to do clone/restore.
Seems like you had to have used something other than, or in addition to, BootCamp Assistant to begin with to have a three partition setup.
Last but not least, pick up Leo DVD 10.5.4.

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