Hello everyone.
Basic question, but one I'd not like to test and risk myself.

When installing Windowz XP, it asks you which partition you'd like to install onto. Now, I have a few partitions on my system drive, but i obviously only want to wipe the one with windows on it and then install over it. but the wording of the setup states: 'to delete a partition, press 'd' (not quite the phrase, but something like that.)
does pressing 'D' simply wipe the partition, or delete the 'partition wall', meaning it and the adjacent partition become one?

thanks