When was the last time you reinstalled windows?

[kranky]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
August of 2005. I'm going to do it again as soon as school ends this term (have an issue posting to my online school site that nothing else will fix). I've never had an install of windows last longer than about 18 months. Further proof that MS sucks utterly.

Just for my own education, let me ask a question. I have owned six PCs over the last 13 years, and not one time have I had to reinstall Windows.

What is happening to people's PCs that forces a reinstall of Windows?

 

[FoBoT]

sunday, on the computer in my wife's office
replaced a 40 GB hd with an 80 GB hd

 

[Schadenfroh]

11/30/05

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: thetxstang

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: thetxstang

Originally posted by: Shadowknight
Command doesn't work on my W2K Professional install.

Nor on my Windows XP Home system. Wonder what I'm doing wrong?

maybe it's a winxp pro thing.

LOL.

I hope none of you are serious.

No, I'm being serious. I type "systeminfo" at the command prompt and receive the following message:

"'system info' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

Seriously.

%Windir%\System32\systeminfo.exe

 

[Rogeee]

What is happening to people's PCs that forces a reinstall of Windows?

Kranky :

Two obvious reasons, they load up their machine with tons of crap and catch virus's and Trojans from downloading p0rn.

 

[Kelemvor]

On the computer I'm on right now... 7/25/05

I normally reload every year or so.

 

[Vinny N]

Originally posted by: Phil

%Windir%\System32\systeminfo.exe

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cd\winnt\system32

C:\WINNT\system32>dir systeminfo.exe
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 43E9-7F17

Directory of C:\WINNT\system32

File Not Found

C:\WINNT\system32>

I think it's XP only. file version on it is: 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: kranky

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
August of 2005. I'm going to do it again as soon as school ends this term (have an issue posting to my online school site that nothing else will fix). I've never had an install of windows last longer than about 18 months. Further proof that MS sucks utterly.

Just for my own education, let me ask a question. I have owned six PCs over the last 13 years, and not one time have I had to reinstall Windows.

What is happening to people's PCs that forces a reinstall of Windows?

Nothing is forcing us to reinstall. It's rare that XP will get so bad that it an install is not recoverable. However most people who use their computer for more than e-mail and word processing encounter slow downs after installing software on their computer. When defragging doesn't help there are only 2 options: live with it, or format.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Shadowknight
Command doesn't work on my W2K Professional install.

same

 

[Trente]

4/14/2005, 12:41:45 PM

 

[Vegitto]

27-02-06.

 

[scottish144]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: jndietz

Original Install Date: 10/21/2005, 8:24:56 PM

This is my friends computer...

It has only been a month on my laptop and its still running quick as hell I defrag often though, and clean up the registry...

How do you clean up the registry?

Abexo
CCleaner
EasyCleaner

They're all free and work well with XP and 2000 (I've been using them for months with no probs).

 

[scottish144]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: thetxstang

Originally posted by: Shadowknight
Command doesn't work on my W2K Professional install.

Nor on my Windows XP Home system. Wonder what I'm doing wrong?

maybe it's a winxp pro thing.

Must be. Same prob here on Win2k Pro

 

[redfella]

2 days ago.

 

[engineereeyore]

Laptop, 2/6/2006.

Desktop, about 6 months ago after major upgrade. (Sorry, not at computer to give specific date)

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: CyraKrin
Original Install Date: 10/02/2006, 4:40:21 PM
System Up Time: 4 Days, 22 Hours, 42 Minutes, 11 Seconds

really?

 

[Juno]

Original Install Date: 10/5/2005, 10:40:15 PM

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: sobriquet
3/22/2005, 3:04:08 AM, which is odd because I built this computer in August 2005...

you might reinstall or reformat your hard drive. i reformat my hard drive every 6 months.

 

[Regs]

About a month ago going from a AGP 939 kT800 pro to a 939 SLI PCI Mobo.

 

[thirdlegstump]

10/29/2006 only because I made a major change (mobo/cpu/storage upgrade)

 

[azilaga]

12/1/2005, but it's a ghosted image

 

[sonoma1993]

2/24/20006

 

[thetxstang]

Can anyone with Windows XP HOME get the command to work?

 

[brtspears2]

Original Install Date: 4/9/2005, 1:45:20 AM

1:45AM, yup, was unemployed at the time and had to do something.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: kranky

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
August of 2005. I'm going to do it again as soon as school ends this term (have an issue posting to my online school site that nothing else will fix). I've never had an install of windows last longer than about 18 months. Further proof that MS sucks utterly.

Just for my own education, let me ask a question. I have owned six PCs over the last 13 years, and not one time have I had to reinstall Windows.

What is happening to people's PCs that forces a reinstall of Windows?

An infinite number of issues. Slow downs, failiure to boot, random errors, new hardware (like motherboards), etc. In my current situation I can no longer post to my school online bulletin board. After three weeks of trouble shooting no one can come up with a cause or solution, though we know it's on my home system. Since there's no way to troubleshoot it further my only option is to reformat.