- May 23, 2002
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So my wife has had Windows 7 on it since I got a free copy of Win 7 ultimate from a Houseparty thing way back when. I know with XP I'd reinstall it every year or two and would see a huge speed improvement.
However, I keep hearing that you don't need to do this with Windows 7 and that it just doesn't slow down.
So I'm wondering if wiping a HDD clean and installing Windows 7 on it will increase the speed of my laptop or not. Has anyone done this? Even just having it clean without all the software that's been installed on it over the years might help speed it up a bit if nothing else.
However, I keep hearing that you don't need to do this with Windows 7 and that it just doesn't slow down.
So I'm wondering if wiping a HDD clean and installing Windows 7 on it will increase the speed of my laptop or not. Has anyone done this? Even just having it clean without all the software that's been installed on it over the years might help speed it up a bit if nothing else.