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Post your reformat checklist.

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Savij

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I'm formating and installing WinXP. What things do you absolutely do/install/remove everytime you wipe your system?

Me, I stopped careing a long time ago. I format, install,

- Turn off pageing, defrag, turn paging back on with a fixed 2gig page file (assures that the page file does not get fragmented)

-service packs and updates

-install office xp, and get those service packs

-Virus Protection

-Remove windows messenger

-install Aim from 2001 and aim plus from sametime

-install winamp (what is the foobar stuff that people use now?)

-install firefox

-Install winrar, adobe, flash, and divx
 
Originally posted by: imthebadguy
Originally posted by: MustangSVT
I have hdd partitioned in 6 drives. Is there a way to defrag all of them without defragging each one manually?
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i use diskkeeper pro, works like a charm
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well.. how much is that?.. i know i can use third party programs... meh..

 
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: Savij
Originally posted by: werk
Originally posted by: Savij
- Turn off pageing, defrag, turn paging back on with a fixed 2gig page file (assures that the page file does not get fragmented)
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:roll:
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Please post why this is wrong.

I got this from http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/23/defrag_pagefile.html
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I heard it on Teh Intarweb, it must be true!

Here's mine:

1) Reimage

Done.

- M4H
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Well, it sounds reasonable to me, and it's on O'Reilly Windows DevCenter.
 
Originally posted by: Savij
Originally posted by: werk
Originally posted by: Savij
- Turn off pageing, defrag, turn paging back on with a fixed 2gig page file (assures that the page file does not get fragmented)
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:roll:
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Please post why this is wrong.

I got this from http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/23/defrag_pagefile.html
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Maybe if you took a look in the right forum, you'd see the bazillion questions and answers on this topic.

 
I'm not to 1337 when it comes to reformatting. I just reformat, partition the storage drive into a 100 gig and 60 gig and the other drive is just a 30 gig so that stays like that.

I install all the XP updates first, then I go about installing FF, Office, etc. etc.
 
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