Clean Re-Installs

**Pablo 54** · 07-07-2011, 10:44 PM

Does anyone else do a complete clean re-install of their OS ever so often? I usually go about once per year.

**Dragon** · 07-07-2011, 10:59 PM

I do, every six months, if everything goes right. if not then it gets done right then and there.

**James86** · 07-08-2011, 12:52 AM

I usually go 6 to 9 months depending on how busy I am

**Joshua_Mahr** · 07-08-2011, 01:50 AM

Bout every 8 mths for me!

**Blacksmith1** · 07-08-2011, 03:39 AM

And everyone I know says i'm crazy for doing reinstalls at every year or so ( every few months on the kids machine). so i'm not the only one that noticed that windows (apparently any version) gets corrupted and screwy after awhile?

**James86** · 07-08-2011, 04:37 AM

especially if the kids or wife gets on it

**Leganfuh** · 07-08-2011, 04:50 AM

Every couple of years for me.

**Gizmo-guy** · 07-08-2011, 02:08 PM

Between 6 months to a year for me. Depends on how messed up Windows gets. I now run a vertual machine of my OS just to test out new software to keep Windows from getting so buggy.

**swmeek** · 07-08-2011, 03:14 PM

I should as it's been awhile.

**Dragon** · 07-08-2011, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Blacksmith1

And everyone I know says i'm crazy for doing reinstalls at every year or so ( every few months on the kids machine). so i'm not the only one that noticed that windows (apparently any version) gets corrupted and screwy after awhile?

definitely know that feeling, people give me wired looks when i tell them every six months or so they need to redo the OS. My roommate is purposely violating that rule and gone for 2 years with out a fresh install on his machine. so if it goes down or gets all kinds of screwy he is on his own, and he will have to figure it out all by himself... because he refused to do it when i told him to.

**Blacksmith1** · 07-09-2011, 03:52 AM

the fewer the apps, and the more limited your on-line cruising around with IE at least, the longer it lasts before crapping out. I personally think it's a combination of windows files getting corrupted, and the registry getting gang raped by the software designers not being careful enough and/or not doing their un-installers properly.

**Pablo 54** · 07-09-2011, 02:53 PM

Well, your responses make me feel better. I usually go about 12 months but was hoping to go longer this time. When I set up my build this past Christmas, I put the OS and three apps on the main drive, the rest of the apps on a second and all of my work on a third. Over the past week or two, I have been getting some wierd shutdown issues, corrupted video drivers and some USB3 connection errors. 0 issues for 6 months until now.

Downside is, my Win7 copy is an upgrade so I might end up having to call Microsoft to get a new code.

**Blacksmith1** · 07-09-2011, 04:47 PM

what? they give you a crap OS that needs to be reloaded, and then give you crap when you have to reload it?

**Pablo 54** · 07-09-2011, 09:29 PM

They did when I put a new SSD in my HTPC. I originally had Vista 64 on it then upgraded to Win7. Since the drive was "clean" it would not let me use my upgrade code so I had to call India to get it changed.

**Blacksmith1** · 07-09-2011, 10:48 PM

that sucks. so they don't offer a way to put your media in as proof? I was gonna look into the upgrade for mine. but since the only way is to let it scrub XP and apparently your can't do clean installs the screw it, I'll save up the extra for the whole version. I need a decent 64 bit anyway.