thegenius05 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 With Windows Vista and Windows 7, I virtually never re-install the OS anymore. The only time where I need to reinstall is when I change the motherboard and Windows 7 couldn't start up. Of course I would try my best to solve it first (which usually work). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junh1024 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 I reinstall the OS every few years, but that's usually only when something goes seriously wrong. The next reinstall I do will probably be W7 64bit (the latest version of AFX doesn't support 32bit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sese Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I reinstall my computer on average once a month but thats because i tinker for instance right now im running 2008 r2 datacenter on my lappy for god knows what reason. all oses build clutter when things run for compatibilities sake. my phone is no different except once a week. people ooo and awe at how fast my gadgets run cause they are always running fresh software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subman® Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I have been running computers for......nevermind. Lets just say it was a TRS-80 and then I upgraded to a MS-DOS 8088 cpu(Smokin fast) Should have seen my 5 1⁄4-inch floppy archive.I have never reinstalled a OS. But I am very meticulous when it comes to weekly maintenance on it. However I can see the need for a reinstall due to the type of use it may be subject to. With Windows I keep archives of Restore data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagi Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 windows Xp i re-install every few months, but i havent re-installed windows 7 in about 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savitix Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 About once a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehrab2603 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 lol maybe once every 2 years. It's just too much hassle to go through all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2425 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Every 6-12 months or whenever my pc crashes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_joker89 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Usually when it starts acting up...so maybe every couple of years or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahpower Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I would reload only when the OS becomes unstable or begin to run too slow with sooooo much stuff loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swallow6 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 a few times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM3L3SS Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Usually when I get to the point where there is so much junk on my computer, that I can't install pretty much anything anymore, or if it gets a major virus/Trojan, which is hard to remove with Antivirus Software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2Rock Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 I used to install Win XP quite often when I experimented with nLite and other tools to mod my XP install disk.But that ended with Win 7 which I only installed about 5 times because of changed hardware or computers. Due to my studies I need a system\VM with Linux. Switchable graphics aren't supported well, most tutorials do not work for me.So this year, I often install Ubuntu/Linux Mint to try out new combinations with Catalyst drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanders Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Probably a few times a year depends on what I'm doing and whats wrong with the OS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 I've never re-installed an OS. Heck, before my computer was built I had never even handled an OS before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosix Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I reinstall my OS quite often actually, one to two times a year at least. Sometimes I have the urge to have a clean slate because i have a feeling my installation has picked up garbage what hinders its performance. It was only the last time of reinstallation I found out that my system could also be set up using EFI, i didn't know my mainboard was ready for it until Windows Setup suddenly decided to boot in EFI-mode. I was really happy about it meaning I can use my 3TB-HDDs natively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_Dimetri Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 once every lifetime. My pc hardly catch viruses since i scan both my external, thumbdrive and my internal harddrive very regularly plus i limit who can poke their cds, dvds, thumbdrive, external into my laptop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noscire Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I reinstall whenever I have low disk space. Too many clutter I just reinstall the ones I really need after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wzrd Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 I reinstall every 6 months or so, but I restore the system from an image I have hosted on my home server, so it's painless and quick. Yay for technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jurjito Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Normally between six months or a year. My actual windows 7 was installed in november of last year, and I will format soon because I changed the motherboard and sometimes it hangs in boot up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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