Poll: Clean Install Procedure

[ohnnyj]

Hello all:

I have received competing views in the past and was wondering peoples' opinions on how they do a clean install of their system. Mainly do you put everything you have in the system (i.e. all hds, sound, wireless, optical, etc.) or do you go w/the bare minimum and once Windows is installed and the base drivers are as well, then procede to install the extra components you may have?

I have also heard that Windows optimizes for the hardware it is installed with which leads me to believe it would be better to throw everything in at once, but I'm not certain if this is even true.

Thanks.

 

[Googer]

Only Insatall the bare minimum, all other stuff is not requred for home use like UNIX Print servers. Installing everything will bring your PC to an Unneeded Crawl.

 

[Ike0069]

I throw everything in first.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Ike0069
I throw everything in first.

IF you knew what all that stuff was, you would know that for a home machine you do not need it.

 

[KoolDrew]

Bare Minimum Only To Test

 

[imported_Kensai]

Stuff it, then let Windows install start it up with generic drivers, then add in their own proper drivers, install protective software and finish it off with brand new web based drivers.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Ike0069
I throw everything in first.

IF you knew what all that stuff was, you would know that for a home machine you do not need it.

The only thing Install every thing of is language support (unicode) so I can surf the web un-interupted with out having to search for my WIN CD and install chineese or greek language support.

 

[imported_fatal]

I install all internal parts first, then connect external after system is running( printer, scanner)

 

[corkyg]

For me, the clean install is the court of last resort. I have only had to do it once - when XP first came out. Been doing this stuff for 20 years now. 🙂

 

[slicksilver]

Throw in everything for me works best.

 

[Nothinman]

I have also heard that Windows optimizes for the hardware it is installed with which leads me to believe it would be better to throw everything in at once, but I'm not certain if this is even true.

What kind of optimizations would those be?