How often do you completey reformat/reinstall your PC?

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heyman421

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How often do you get fed up with glitches, errors, driver problems, spyware, slower and slower startups, phantom tasks, bad installs, bad uninstalls, residual program elements from removed programs, etc. etc. etc. and completely reformat your drives, and reinstall a fresh o/s?

This includes both installing completely fresh, reformatting and restoring from a ghost or backup, and installing a different o/s.

I know i typically completey reformat and reinstall windows 2-3 times a year.

But over the last few weeks, i've been experimenting with vista, so i've gone from

-Windows XP MCE2004 to
-Vista Ultimate to
-Windows XP Pro to
-Windows XP MCE2005 (garbage!) so i went back to
-Vista Ultimate, but got fed up with how slow it accesses folders, so back to
-Windows XP Pro

and there i stay.

And on my laptop, i went from

-Windows XP Home, but wanted to try
-Vista Ultimate, too slow so
-Vista Basic Home, but got my hands on
-Windows XP x64, but couldn't get my AC97 to install properly, so back to
-Vista Basic Home, but it's networking SUCKS, and it isn't compatible with sysco LEAP, so i switched to
-Windows XP Pro

And that's how my laptop stands. That way my laptop and desktop have the same o/s and networking is a snap.

I typically don't get that crazy with installs, but i really wanted to love Vista, it just didn't happen for me.

So 3-4 times a year (typical) for me. How about you?
 
maybe every 6 months (home pc)but very rarely as i know how to keep my pc up and running stable and stop it from being a slow-poke
 
When it needs it. Usually when my brother decides to go on and disable all my software and goes onto porn sites and viruses it up. At the moment it's been like 4 months since i reformatted it. I just keep it clean. Easiest way to do it.

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schoning16 said:
When it needs it. Usually when my brother decides to go on and disable all my software and goes onto porn sites and viruses it up. At the moment it's been like 4 months since i reformatted it. I just keep it clean. Easiest way to do it.

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why dont you put on a password so he cant get on
 
I usually format every month or two since I usually get a new PC then, or I decide to give Vista another try :P
 
I only bother reformatting/reinstalling when my OS is corrupted by my overclocking, and a repair doesn't work.

I take good care of my computer to not require a reinstall due to viruses etc.
 
I only reformat/reinstall when I need to. Currently I'm working on a massive history video project, So I can't do much. I'll probably do a fresh install after i finish.
 
Haven't done it yet... Stupid OEM systems never have restore CD's. I've really learned to fix and keep em up in the process.
 
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