Re-Installing Windows
- Thread starter t0rek
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jollyrancher
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That's not true... I used the same Win98 install on my laptop for 4 years before my HD started getting bad clusters and had to be replaced. I mean it's just software and unless you start messing with system folers/files, Windows isn't going to work differently just because of use/age. I assume you defragment your HD and make sure you don't have any trojans/viruses, so reinstalling sounds like a waste of time to me.
RJARRRPCGP
The Rocking PC Wiz
t0rek said:
If you can and want to install Service Pack 1, install Service Pack 1 *BEFORE*
installing the chipset drivers.
Install the chipset drivers *BEFORE* installing other Windows software.
Now, Windows XP Pro should be faster, because all of the driver components are installed in the proper order, allowing faster AGP and HDD access.
AlphaWolf
I prey, not pray.
jollyrancher said:
Actually it is true, with your typical win user (especially those who download and install a lot of software,) 6 months is usually a good cycle for reformatting and starting from nothing. The reason for this has nothing to do with the physical state of the hard disk, the reason is because 99.99% of all windows software out there doesn't adaquately clean up after itself, and its extremely difficult to track every little mess that they leave behind, whether its excess registry keys, or even excess files stuck in your system directories which you aren't even sure if they belong or not. When you keep this stuff up, eventually there will be a significant performance loss.
t0rek: my suggestion is to only install software that you know you'll use (except don't install any of those stupid tweak programs as they are useless...about the only usefull one is tweakui from microsoft themselves) and don't let ANYTHING configure itself to run at startup unless its really necessary. Also, have a look at this page:
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
Also, if you want to have any service packs installed, its always better to have them streamlined to the disc. E.g, go on the emule network and look for an ISO of windows XP that already has SP1a loaded onto the disc.
jollyrancher
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You're right in the sense that I forgot to mention to use regedit/msconfig or some type of registry cleaner utility. If you let numerous programs keep adding themselves to the startup or win.ini without doing anything, you're going to have performance loss.
