I am about to reinstall OS and Vegas, and I have a customized FX setting I want to save to have available in my next installation of Vegas. How is this done?

This is where Preset Manager (http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/utilities) comes in very handy - and Sony makes it available for free :-)

NOTE: For VIDEO effect presets, you must create a "CHAIN" in order for the preset manager to see it. The chain can then be transferred to another machine. However, it's an extremely manual process to go through the entire process.

Thanks Mike and Edward.