How long since you last (re)installed your operating system?

[JulesMaximus]

Been a few years on my main system. I have another one that's had an install for probably 2 years over this one too.

My laptop is going on 3 years old now on the original install.

 

[AmpedSilence]

Originally posted by: Maiora
There's a PC here that controls the lights. It's a P200 (no mmx) with 64MB ECC EDO RAM with a 4GB Micropolis SCSI drive running Windows NT 4.0 Worksatan with a 1GB C partition. Folder creation date is April 29, 1997. It has Netscape Navigator 3.01 gold installed which cannot render most of the pages now.

Oh and to give you an idea of its aweseome ancient-ness it has a 4Plex CD drive that takes CADDIES!

But it still turns the lights on and off! :laugh:

What software do you use to turn the lights on and off?

 

[AmpedSilence]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss

Originally posted by: Shawn
I don't even keep the same components long enough to go that long without a reformat.

I have changed much of my system (mobo, RAM, CPU, GPU, HDDs) two or three times since. XP is very forgiving in that respect.

yeap, same here. I've had regular hardware changes for the last three years and this install of XP is still going strong. Just unplug the HD and put it in the new computer. I've been meaning to run some reg maintenance stuff, but it keep slipping my mind.

 

[ElFenix]

ah, the nerd badge of courage.


i've switched entire platforms before without reinstalling XP. works just fine. because i was curious i had a fresh install alongside the old install, and the old one would actually benchmark slightly faster. XP just works, and that's Vista's biggest problem.

Originally posted by: roid450
i reinstalled XP probably twice a year since 03. i have reinstalled vista 32 ultimate maybe 5 times. and once vista 64.

reason is i either had the partitions getting too full (from not making them big enough at first) and had to repartition, or i just felt like reinstalling everything. i like having fresh installs to run on at least twice a yr.

you need help.

there are also many fine utilities out there that will change partitions for you.

 

[LS8]

It's been maybe six months for my main PC which is running Vista. My backup PC has been running the same install of XP Pro for at least two years if not longer.

Edit: I also recently (within in month I'd guess) reloaded by notebook. It was running Windows 2003 Server for some VM testing I was doing. I have XP Pro running on it now.

 

[GregGreen]

Original Install Date: 2/6/2007, 6:53:36 AM

I need to reinstall soon though

EDIT: I run Vista and mostly want to reinstall for SP1 and to get rid of the crap I have kept around for no reason

 

[Corporate Thug]

its been about 2 years, I'm hurting for a reinstall.

 

[nageov3t]

I reinstalled two weeks ago (downgraded from Vista to XP).

before that, I had been running vista for 16 months.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence

Originally posted by: dennilfloss

Originally posted by: Shawn
I don't even keep the same components long enough to go that long without a reformat.

I have changed much of my system (mobo, RAM, CPU, GPU, HDDs) two or three times since. XP is very forgiving in that respect.

yeap, same here. I've had regular hardware changes for the last three years and this install of XP is still going strong. Just unplug the HD and put it in the new computer. I've been meaning to run some reg maintenance stuff, but it keep slipping my mind.

Unless your new motherboard has the exact same hard drive controller as the previous one Windows XP will not boot.

 

[Eeezee]

I do it about once every year with XP. I have an image of all of my basics, so it's really easy to just load the image and download a few system updates.

I'm thinking of upgrading from ubuntu 7.10 when 8.10 comes out, so that'll be less than a year before a linux reinstall.

 

[Cabages]

4 days ago. Went to 64-bit vista ultimate. Its ok, im still deciding if I want to go back to xp.

 

[I Saw OJ]

July 3rd 2008

 

[thegimp03]

Hmmm...10 hours ago. Built a new system. 😀