Will I lose Bootcamp on a clean install?

I am getting ready to do a clean install of Leopard. I have bootcamp installed on my MacBook Pro.
Will the clean install affect the partition at all?
Will i have to install the windows os again after the clean install of 10.5?
phil

Considering the bootcamp use different partition, I believe the answer is no.
Already running Boot Camp? Even easier.
If you’re already working with Boot Camp Beta, you’re practically finished before you start. All you need is some new drivers. To install them, simply start up your Mac in Windows and update the drivers from the Leopard DVD.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html
Good Luck.

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