Is there really any problem with this? I always install programs on C:, but some newer games take up a LOT of hard drive space. When you have a multiple-CD game that has a system installation, is it OK to do it on my larger "data" partition?

I guess my real concern is every once in a while when I re-image my C: drive. Will that in any way screw up the games installed on D: ? Other than the meaningless Start > Programs entries?

Sure. That's the way I do it. My C: is 20GB for the OS and a few programs, and my D: is 130GB for games, pics, movies, etc.. Everything works just like you installed it to C:.

That's good to know. I was afraid that a re-install of C: would cause a problem, like missing registry keys or something.

Thanks!

Your registry-keys will be lost if you format C: