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how often do you re-install your OS ?
- Thread starter daveqb
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CubicZirconia
Diamond Member
I try to avoid reinstalling my OS if at all possible, so I have to go with "hardly ever."
KouklatheCat
Golden Member
Every six months to a year to clean up crap. Seems to run faster after the reinstall......
I had a really bad patch where I was having to format every other weekend because of some screw up I had made in the registry or program. Then my machine fried so I've been using an old Dell laptop (p3 700 w/ ATi Rage 8mb card) for the past 3 months and now had any need to format it. Hopefully the trend will continue in 3 weeks time when I've got my machine back in working order.😀
Same here 🙂
I just went from a 12+ month run of WinME to a fresh install of XP and my broadband connection loads webpages almost 2x as fast 🙂
KouklatheCat
Golden Member
Before I got my wife her own computer I was having to reinstall ever couple of months. With all the crap she downloads and installs.....GRRRRRRRRRR
My main machine has Win2k Pro, my secondary is Win2k server and my dedicated server is running Win2k server.
The dedicated server won't see a reinstall of the OS for a LONG time -- Win2k is plenty stable. I only reinstalled Win2k on that box because I installed DX8 and it started to flake out (damn that requirement of DX8 for dedicated sound support, of all things).
The second computer doesn't get a reinstall that often (maybe once every two years). This machine tends to play games, but not much else, so its hardly touched.
As far as my main machine goes, I just reinstalled Win2k on it (from XP Pro). For some reason, XP just started to "hang" on certain things. Dunno why it started to happen, but Win2k didn't do it to me, so I switched back.
Generally speaking, my main machine sees a reinstall at least 2-3 times a year. I tend to get bored with the configuration often, so I'm always messing/tweaking the box. Usually, when I get a cpu/mobo upgrade, a new install is definitely in order. I'll be holding off on that until I get my hands on a 64bit processor (AMD's of course). Once I get that new chip/mobo/ram, 64 bit/66mhz cards, a full reinstall is in order.
vash
The dedicated server won't see a reinstall of the OS for a LONG time -- Win2k is plenty stable. I only reinstalled Win2k on that box because I installed DX8 and it started to flake out (damn that requirement of DX8 for dedicated sound support, of all things).
The second computer doesn't get a reinstall that often (maybe once every two years). This machine tends to play games, but not much else, so its hardly touched.
As far as my main machine goes, I just reinstalled Win2k on it (from XP Pro). For some reason, XP just started to "hang" on certain things. Dunno why it started to happen, but Win2k didn't do it to me, so I switched back.
Generally speaking, my main machine sees a reinstall at least 2-3 times a year. I tend to get bored with the configuration often, so I'm always messing/tweaking the box. Usually, when I get a cpu/mobo upgrade, a new install is definitely in order. I'll be holding off on that until I get my hands on a 64bit processor (AMD's of course). Once I get that new chip/mobo/ram, 64 bit/66mhz cards, a full reinstall is in order.
vash
Nothinman
Elite Member
Why? Most of the time you just update the IDE drivers (and 4in1s if you're using a VIA piece of crap) and possibly the HAL and you're good to go. I went from a Tbird 900 to dual AthlonMP 1.2s and didn't have to reinstall.
If you really need a 64-bit processor why not get one now? An Alpha or UltraSparc isn't that expensive and they've got a lot more testing and QA behind them.
Also you do realize that Intel and AMD's current offerings can do 99% of all the things their 64-bit chips will do, right? The only benefit is a larger per process address space and easy/flat support for memory >4G, you can put up to 64G in certain Intel/AMD setups now but it's a bit of a hack.
Zebo
Elite Member
Same here... But with this new game I have, Morrowind, I did a fresh install of XP and nothing else. Then went and optimized every setting possible. It simply ran like a dog before. Also had to modify the games ini file for performance reasons. Anyway before I was crashing to the desktop every two hours and now it's about every 8. And went from getting 20-40 fps to 35-60!
With 98se it was every six months or so . But with XP it's been plus 6 months and with the hasel of calling in to get a 102 digit code everytime I don't plan on reinstalling very offen . I found that running new programs (games) on the XP machine and leaving the 98se machine alone has reduced crashes and the need for reinstalls there too.
I have win98se and never needed to reinstall and this machine is loaded with tons of software. To me reinstalling is just an easy way out of a problem. Most problems can be traken care of by cleaning out all the files that are no longer needed or replacing ones that you find are corrupt. Just my way of fixin things.
DB
DB
I don't NEED the 64bit processor, like most people don't need them. I tend to adopt newer technology, especially when it comes to home computing. I realize that there are 64bit processors out there (Sun, Intel, etc), but none of them run as fast as I want to run my apps, nor do they have a "general" purpose use. With Hammer, it'll run all my exisinting applications faster AND it'll run the 64bit really fast.
A majority (including myself) of people aren't going to be benefitting from 64bit anything in the immediate future and waiting for software to catch up would be a better things before buying the hardware, but I'm an early adopter, so I itch to upgrade to new things.
vash
FoBoT
No Lifer
i can't answer
for my windows PC's:
i change the hardware/hard drive so often that the OS never has time to go bad -> "because your OS had become unstable for whatever reason ??"
for my linux PC's:
linux doesn't "become unstable for whatever reason" , unless you mess it up yourself
for my windows PC's:
i change the hardware/hard drive so often that the OS never has time to go bad -> "because your OS had become unstable for whatever reason ??"
for my linux PC's:
linux doesn't "become unstable for whatever reason" , unless you mess it up yourself
PrincessGuard
Golden Member
I reformat + reinstall at every new service pack or major hardware upgrade, e.g. mobo or hard drive.
Aside from that, I almost never reinstall because I messed something up. Win2k is fairly forgiving for most mistakes. Last time I did was because a piece of spyware that I tried to remove completely hosed IE and nothing I could do would fix it.
Aside from that, I almost never reinstall because I messed something up. Win2k is fairly forgiving for most mistakes. Last time I did was because a piece of spyware that I tried to remove completely hosed IE and nothing I could do would fix it.
Mem
Lifer
Only when I put a new OS on my PC or motherboard/HD change,I use Ontrack SystemSuite V4 to keep it running great until then and for removing the old invalid registry entries in my PC,it has kept my old 98 PC running great now for 2 years without any stabiity problems,I also use it for my XP PC now as well.
So probably somewhere between 18 - 30 months or so.
So probably somewhere between 18 - 30 months or so.
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