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FallOutBoyTonto   07-30-2003 at 05:33:51 PM

I've been reading about the new nForce drivers and what experiences people are having with them. Someone suggested that you do a fresh install before installing the new drivers, some say thats going too far. So I thought I'd start a poll to see how often people format their HDD's and start from scratch.

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shadus   07-30-2003 at 07:37:53 PM
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NT/XP 1/yr
98SE 1/6mo
95/98 1/3mo
DOS/WFW3.11 Never
Linux Never
FreeBSD Never
Irix 1/2 yr
SunOS Never
Solaris Never (except the time one of my scripts recurively did a rm -R * to the / instead of down several levels)


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zpyrd   07-30-2003 at 08:44:31 PM
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Twice a year. WinXP Pro.
Only because I screw up the registry.
I'm getting better at not screwing up as much.
When I had WinME I was reformating once every couple of months.

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Boilermaker   07-30-2003 at 08:59:14 PM
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win98se: 3-4 times a year, basically until i've installed/uninstalled so many programs that i've had enough of the clutter, and/or the machine wont shut down properly. moving to win2000pro soon, hopefully there will be a lot less reinstalls.

winxp: 3 days, then a fresh install to anything else. what a peice of garbage. [/rant]

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Flamethrower205   07-30-2003 at 09:40:17 PM
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format as needed, ie winxp dies.

All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening.

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Spitfire_x86   07-31-2003 at 01:32:12 AM
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Win2000 ~Once / 2 month

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svol   07-31-2003 at 07:49:40 PM
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I've never formatted my drive but I once did a clean install about 2 years ago... no make that 2.5 years.

I upgraded to Win2k in that time, changed mobo's and twice videocard without problems. I had to do a repair one time when I changed the mobo, simply because I couldn't uninstall the previous drivers (I destroyed the mobo more or less).

But I'm going to do a fresh install on my new drives next week.

I love my Delta 60HP 7000 RPM fan that puts out more dB then CFM :eek:

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Flinx   07-31-2003 at 07:53:46 PM
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I do lots for other people but my systems are stable. I don't put alot junk on em.

The loving are the daring!

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jmecor   08-04-2003 at 10:03:13 AM
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Everytime my pc slows down badly

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jmecor   08-04-2003 at 10:04:35 AM
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the only problem is i can't clean install xp

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Spitfire_x86   08-05-2003 at 01:46:51 AM
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Why?

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lhgpoobaa   08-05-2003 at 03:35:56 AM
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As little as possible. Specially now with 2k/xp. Once i get a setup going i leave it be and dont install much new junk, so it remains pretty crash and glitch free.

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dhlucke   08-05-2003 at 05:54:03 AM
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About once a year now. Hard to tell since I've been buying new hard drives and doing fresh installs.

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jmecor   08-05-2003 at 02:14:28 PM
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because i'm using a pirated cd....
i have to install 98 first and upgrade to xp.
DO you have any idea how to clean install xp the right way.

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jmecor   08-05-2003 at 02:15:50 PM
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this is the xp professional corporate cd.

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Spitfire_x86   08-06-2003 at 02:57:14 AM
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I also don't install much junk after doing a fresh install. But I can't live without reinstalling once / ~2 month. The longest time I've lived without reinstalling is ~4 months

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Auburn9698   08-06-2003 at 03:29:40 AM
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What are you screwin' up so bad you gotta reinstall every other month?

25 days and counting.....
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Spitfire_x86   08-06-2003 at 04:54:23 AM
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Recently, I reinstalled Win2000 within 7 days after installing, because I screwed it up with 2 different versions of Nero ImageDrive

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Spitfire_x86   08-06-2003 at 05:00:44 AM
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<A HREF="http://www.etplanet.com/download/guides/nero.html" target="_new"> Follow this guide to create an WinXP (SP1 integrated) bootable CD</A>

If you need a s/n, then just PM me

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Auburn9698   08-06-2003 at 05:12:16 AM
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I honestly don't know how some of you guys screw things up as frequently as you do. Last machine, I had for 4 years. Re-installed once.

Have had this machine since first part of the year. Haven't re-installed yet.

25 days and counting.....
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jmecor   08-06-2003 at 09:55:56 AM
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this one works, thx a lot.

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jmecor   08-06-2003 at 09:57:19 AM
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Oh by the way, do you really install every 2-4 months or reformatted your drive for a clean install?

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svol   08-06-2003 at 04:29:34 PM
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I also can't understand why to reinstall that often... it would be a pian in the ass for me, reinstalling and retweaking everything.

Nope if you just keep the system clean and with some maintenance you can let it run for years.

I love my Delta 60HP 7000 RPM fan that puts out more dB then CFM :eek:

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Auburn9698   08-06-2003 at 05:04:13 PM
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It's quite baffling why some people do that as much as they do. A coworker of mine seems to do it a couple of times a month. He's always coming into work going "Man, I had to reload Windows again because I changed setting so-and-so, and screwed things up." Some people have no clue what they're doing.

24 days and counting.....
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RobD   08-06-2003 at 06:03:26 PM
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Yup, see that a lot with people at work. I only do it if my machine fubar's, and I keep it junk free, so that's almost never

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Spitfire_x86   08-07-2003 at 02:48:31 AM
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Windows feels faster and "fresh" after a clean installation. This is why I can't live without reinstalling in ~2 months, even if I don't have any problems

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Auburn9698   08-07-2003 at 02:53:14 AM
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It feels "fresh" ? Put the douche down and step away from the PC.

24 days and counting.....
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Spitfire_x86   08-07-2003 at 03:35:15 AM
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Quote :

Put the douche down and step away from the PC.


I don't understand this correctly....

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jmecor   08-07-2003 at 10:38:08 AM
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are you not worried about activation (in winxp).
You have to activate it again and again everytime you clean install.

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svol   08-07-2003 at 05:01:58 PM
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My windows setup feels always fresh and fast, even after 2 years.

Maintenance grasshopper! Maintenance!

I love my Delta 60HP 7000 RPM fan that puts out more dB then CFM :eek:

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jmecor   08-12-2003 at 03:45:16 PM
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Can you teach me how to do that? 2 years?

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svol   08-12-2003 at 08:38:05 PM
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Simple... defrag often, use file system cleaning tools to remove the mess and lots of registry cleaning tools will do the trick. And don't forget to check for spyware occasionaly.

I love my Delta 60HP 7000 RPM fan that puts out more dB then CFM :eek:

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dhlucke   08-12-2003 at 08:39:46 PM
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Quote :

Put the douche down and step away from the PC.



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I don't understand this correctly....




Douche is what women use to clean out their privates.

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Auburn9698   08-12-2003 at 09:05:07 PM
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Aww, I was hoping he'd use his search "skills" to go find out on his own. Oh well.

Nice new sig. Hadn't noticed it til now.

18 days and counting.....
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