I am in the process of doing a clean install of XP Home using the Upgrade CD. I boot from the CD and everything's ok, but I am a little miffed about the message I get when I go to delete my C Drive partition so I can recreate a new one. This is what is says:

"The partition you tried to delete is a system partition.

System partitions may contain diagnostic or hardware configuration programs, programs to start operating systems (such as Windows XP), or other manufacturer supplied programs.

Delete a system partition only if you are sure that it contains no such programs or if you are willing to lose them. Deleting a system partition may prevent your computer from starting from the hard disk until you complete installation of Windows XP."

What I am wanting to know if it is alright to do this and that it is not going to stuff up my system. Please advise.