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Tycho
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Joined: 17 May 2003
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Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 10:34 pm |
Ths following thing is something that I have been thinking about lately as it is about that time for a computer housecleaning. What I want to ask everyone out there is this, How Often Do You Re-Install Windows? |
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Luggage
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Joined: 21 Jun 2003
Posts: 1026
Location: Hannover, Germany
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:35 pm |
Hmm... twice per year per computer probably 
Not counting recurrent re-installs on one weekend because stuff refuses to work or the like.
Why do you want to know? |
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:24 am |
This is one of those advantage Mac things. Worst case, if you're really worried, you create a new account and see if it's still broken in there. I even just upgraded over the version of the OS I had on my old G4 when I copied everything over to a new G5 last month. Runs great, still got prefs in there from 10.0 public beta! 
Of course, on the other hand... Half Life 2? What game is this you speak of?  |
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heheh
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:52 am |
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| Ths following thing is something that I have been thinking about lately as it is about that time for a computer housecleaning. What I want to ask everyone out there is this, How Often Do You Re-Install Windows? |
Too late man. You and your friends hacking activities have already been recorded. Reinstalling windows won't help now |
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Radeon285
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Joined: 08 Jun 2003
Posts: 625
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:25 am |
every fucking day with my POS machine that keeps dying. |
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Cheetah
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Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Posts: 2831
Location: Halfway between the gutter and stars.
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:51 pm |
ehm, small note. you already ask this atleast once in the news.. but il answer again. never.. i never formated or reinstaled windows.. ever..
just to much work to have to back up all my files..
i must appoligise. it wasnt you (tycho) who asked. it was Peoii.
http://www.barbos.net/unrealops/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2596
talking about him, where is he? havnt seen him for ages.. and barbos neither.. |
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Raven
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Joined: 19 May 2003
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Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:55 pm |
theres reasons for those... but thats for someone else to discuss, and somewhere else all together
and i usually try to reinstall once every 6 months, or when a major problem comes around, or when i'm upgrading a vital piece of hardware |
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Kharnellius
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Joined: 17 May 2003
Posts: 445
Location: Chicago, IL
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:07 pm |
Well I've owned my comp for just over 10 months and haven't had to reinstall Win XP Pro yet. Most of the problems that occur I'm able to troubleshoot. |
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ValleyFly
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:16 pm |
| Tycho wrote: |
| Ths following thing is something that I have been thinking about lately as it is about that time for a computer housecleaning. What I want to ask everyone out there is this, How Often Do You Re-Install Windows? |
Well. If Microshaft has anything to do with installing WinXP... I believe that your limited to the amount of installs (registrations) before they make you pay again to register? So I would have to say one time only unless I get whacked with a virus of seriously screw up the system files. |
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Tycho
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Joined: 17 May 2003
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Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:32 pm |
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| Too late man. You and your friends hacking activities have already been recorded. Reinstalling windows won't help now |
LOL!! Actually I stopped using mp3's a long time ago. Once I went to a 5.1 quality setup I needed nicer sounding audio file. Ever since WMA's hit the 9 series I jumped ship from mp3s. Downside, I had to dump a lot of music. Upside I have almost a 99% percent legal computer setup (need to pay and register mIRC one of these days) and all of my music is ripped at 192 with 5.1 capabilities.
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| Well. If Microshaft has anything to do with installing WinXP... I believe that your limited to the amount of installs (registrations) before they make you pay again to register? So I would have to say one time only unless I get whacked with a virus of seriously screw up the system files. |
Actually the re-registering part is true but paying isn't. I reformat and reinstall every 3 months. The only time I have to call them for a new CD numbers is maybe once a year. It takes a whole 5 mins from beginning to end and is definitely worth being able to install when I want. |
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pfcgrinner
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:01 pm |
I reinstall every 3-6 months, sometimes as often as two or three times a week, depending on how my regedit sessions are going .
As for activation, there are ways around that, eh? |
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Cheetah
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Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Posts: 2831
Location: Halfway between the gutter and stars.
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:06 pm |
so how exactly do you back all your stuff up?
i got atleast like 80 GB i dont wanna lose.. |
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Burgess
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Joined: 17 May 2003
Posts: 542
Location: Almost Heaven WV, USA
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:37 pm |
I purchased a DVD recordable drive from Newegg.com to back up all my data. My drive is a Pioneer 12X mulitformat and was about 80 bills. No problems hooking up but I didn't get ANY software.
I reformat about once every 3 months so I have it down to a science. I have emails form 6-27-02 < current and have reformated several times. |
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Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:59 pm |
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so how exactly do you back all your stuff up?
i got atleast like 80 GB i dont wanna lose.. |
Backing up is pretty easy. I use Azgaurd which will backup my 1 40 gig drive to spanned CD's (CDR's or CDRW's). The second 80 gig drive is hooked up to a built in RAID controller (mobo is ASUS P4C-800E Deluxe) so that one is automatic. It'll CLONE the 1st 80 gig drive for me  |
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Nightshade
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Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:16 pm |
guys all i got to say is why reinstall when you can image your main hard drive useing Norton Ghost it works wonders it will skip the install process of windows. So all you have to do is install windows 1 time and then image it with all your good programs unedited and boom perfect copy then to restore it just format your main drive and then restoe the image to it boom your all up and running.   |
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