How often do u re-install windows?

[chamithal]

How often do u re-install windows?

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After installing all junk programmes and messing up with the system or when experiencing damn crappy performance, you get to know that it's now time to re-install windows... So the question is...

How often do u re-install windows?

[chamithal]

When it comes to me...

Mmm...

Atleast once a month... :D:D:D

[ehiranya]

:) Masa dekakata serayak withara.. :)

[Tissaka]

Hmm.. well, i dont lyk to re-install (format) cz i hv to install all damn softs n stuff again.. :baffled:

so.. only i will reinstall if thz a prob in da system or smting else.. :yes:

i formatted n installed windows for the last tym 2 yrs ago. :yes:

[prasadana2]

1or 2 times a months
there are 5 times also..

[chamithal]

:) Masa dekakata serayak withara.. :)

:D:D See... I've hardly seen people that install the os and live with that for long... :D:D

[heshan123]

My god.... I think im the record holder for that. Last month i re-installed windows about 25 times. Vista problem and had a problem with my ram. But this month nothing so far.

[chamithal]

Hmm.. well, i dont lyk to re-install (format) cz i hv to install all damn softs n stuff again.. :baffled:

so.. only i will reinstall if thz a prob in da system or smting else.. :yes:

i formatted n installed windows for the last tym 2 yrs ago. :yes:

OMG:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

[ehiranya]

:D:D See... I've hardly seen people that install the os and live with that for long... :D:D

;) XP ne ban.. ;)

[chamithal]

1or 2 times a months
there are 5 times also..

He he.. same here some times... I just installed :D:D:D

[Tissaka]

OMG:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
:D :D :D :D

[chamithal]

My god.... I think im the record holder for that. Last month i re-installed windows about 25 times. Vista problem and had a problem with my ram. But this month nothing so far.

OMG... 25 times.... :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: Wow... never done tht... :D:D:D Hope ur prob is solved by now... :D:D:D

[kumarasiri]

Abt once a month vithara......
:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

[Tissaka]

comp z working smoothly.. :yes: :D no probz n slow @ all.. :yes:

[mlakmal]

for the desktop its almost lyk 5 months (bt recently it looks ok)

for the laptop oooh maan cnt reinstall that :no: its a bitc*y thin to install platform manager almost 8-10GB installation

[chamithal]

Well.. so seeems like most of the ppl hv 2 install os once a month or so ne.... :D:D:D don't you ppl use ny image restore s/w? I used to use acronis.. bt later.. I thought.. I'd just go the traditional way :D:D:D:D

[Dath]

Hmm.. well, i dont lyk to re-install (format) cz i hv to install all damn softs n stuff again.. :baffled:

so.. only i will reinstall if thz a prob in da system or smting else.. :yes:

i formatted n installed windows for the last tym 2 yrs ago. :yes:

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Did u mean U,ve installed the OS ur running two years ago....
no way bro.....:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[chamithal]

for the desktop its almost lyk 5 months (bt recently it looks ok)

for the laptop oooh maan cnt reinstall that :no: its a bitc*y thin to install platform manager almost 8-10GB installation

didn't get u boss... ay, lap eke thieyenawa ne recovery? tak gala puluwan ne fresh copy ekak s/w ekkama danna? neda?

[mlakmal]

Well.. so seeems like most of the ppl hv 2 install os once a month or so ne.... :D:D:D don't you ppl use ny image restore s/w? I used to use acronis.. bt later.. I thought.. I'd just go the traditional way :D:D:D:D


hehee same here ... and it feels bad to giv space on the hard disk for the image :D

[chamithal]

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Did u mean U,ve installed the OS ur running two years ago....
no way bro.....:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

Yeah not easy to find ppl like tht :D:D:D bt it is the way it shd be ne? :D:D:D

[chamithal]

hehee same here ... and it feels bad to giv space on the hard disk for the image :D

:D:D:D yeah.. :D:D:D + vista gets installed in less thn 20 mins ne... Ny way after re-installing I install all the latest s/w... So.... naaah.. no point in using an image :D:D:D:D

[mlakmal]

didn't get u boss... ay, lap eke thieyenawa ne recovery? tak gala puluwan ne fresh copy ekak s/w ekkama danna? neda?


platform manager is a platform building SW ... it takes almost 9-10GB and takes hell of a time to


ya lap came wit da recovery sw for vista installation bt thin is i removed vista and installed winxp :lol:

[Tissaka]

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Did u mean U,ve installed the OS ur running two years ago....
no way bro.....:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
almost 2 yrs.. cnt remmbr exactly.. uhmm.. lyl 1.6 yrs.. :yes:

[chamithal]

platform manager is a platform building SW ... it takes almost 9-10GB and takes hell of a time to


ya lap came wit da recovery sw for vista installation bt thin is i removed vista and installed winxp :lol:


:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: Still in XP? Y? Vista is now ok.. Remember u saying earlier tht u think there might b som issues with programming tools if my memory is right? :eek: :eek: :eek: But i think nw Vista is cool with all those stuff in their new versions ne? :eek: :eek: :eek: ;) :D

[chamithal]

almost 2 yrs.. cnt remmbr exactly.. uhmm.. lyl 1.6 yrs.. :yes:

Dnt u install new stuff u get n then mess up with the system? Wow.. can't imagine how i'd live without having a fresh copy after playing around with loads off teeny tiny s/w s n stuff :D:D:D

[mlakmal]

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: Still in XP? Y? Vista is now ok.. Remember u saying earlier tht u think there might b som issues with programming tools if my memory is right? :eek: :eek: :eek: But i think nw Vista is cool with all those stuff in their new versions ne? :eek: :eek: :eek: ;) :D


ya ya bt jst damn scared to loose da settings now in the lap ..
if somethin get screwed ill move to vista fr sure

[Dath]

almost 2 yrs.. cnt remmbr exactly.. uhmm.. lyl 1.6 yrs.. :yes:

So cool bro.... first time i,ve heard abt such long running XP. Ur hardware should b performing perfectly is it a branded one?:)

[chamithal]

ya ya bt jst damn scared to loose da settings now in the lap ..
if somethin get screwed ill move to vista fr sure

:D:D:D:D:D:D He he.... Ela ela... Wish you a smooth move.... :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Dath]

:D:D:D yeah.. :D:D:D + vista gets installed in less thn 20 mins ne... Ny way after re-installing I install all the latest s/w... So.... naaah.. no point in using an image :D:D:D:D

I think u should use restore imaging if ur using XP. It only takes 1Gb 4 me with medium compression. And restores Exactly in 106 seconds. I timed it :lol:

[mlakmal]

I think u should use restore imaging if ur using XP. It only takes 1Gb 4 me with medium compression. And restores Exactly in 106 seconds. I timed it :lol:


wht if SW installed take upto 15-20GB ... imaging wont be a good decision ne

[Ranhiru]

I at least have to format and install once a month or once in two months! Sure!

[chamithal]

wht if SW installed take upto 15-20GB ... imaging wont be a good decision ne

:D:D:D he he.. which will be not uncommon for a vista user :D:D:D

[chamithal]

I at least have to format and install once a month or once in two months! Sure!

Same here lolZZZ:D:D:D

[Dath]

wht if SW installed take upto 15-20GB ... imaging wont be a good decision ne

Well machan what we r mostly expecting from restoring an image is Cut down the time of intalling windows nee. And my image containes all critical SW that i need.
Cant u install those heavy SWs after that it wont take that much time nee....

[Dath]

:D:D:D he he.. which will be not uncommon for a vista user :D:D:D

Machan Vista (10gb) can b compressed 2 3.5gb,s as i remember......

[mlakmal]

Well machan what we r mostly expecting from restoring an image is Cut down the time of intalling windows nee. And my image containes all critical SW that i need.
Cant u install those heavy SWs after that it wont take that much time nee....


nope it takes loads of time to install the extra sw .. installin windows will b lyk notihin whn compared to installin those sw :yes:

[Dath]

nope it takes loads of time to install the extra sw .. installin windows will b lyk notihin whn compared to installin those sw :yes:

happa then images wont help u thama.. i only use pc 4 entertainment,small softs so images comes in handy 4 me :D

[ICE]

When it comes to me...

Mmm...

Atleast once a month... :D:D:D


me 2............:yes: :yes:

[Anusha]

This time I'm gonna hold onto this installation as long as I can. It's already 1 month 7 days old. That's huge!!! :D
Anyway, I don't usually reinstall from the scratch. I just restore a working image and install the software missing from it.

[gayannr]

usaully once a month but i've reinstalled windows/Linux 4,5 times a day even
But i dont mess with reinstalling when i have my exams just like now.:D
amaaruwen hari adinawaa

[gayannr]

usaully once a month but i've reinstalled windows/Linux 4,5 times a day even
But i dont mess with reinstalling when i have my exams just like now.:D
amaaruwen hari adinawaa

[Dath]

This time I'm gonna hold onto this installation as long as I can. It's already 1 month 7 days old. That's huge!!! :D
Anyway, I don't usually reinstall from the scratch. I just restore a working image and install the software missing from it.

anusha ur using Norton ghost right.:) What version ?

[Anusha]

I'm using version 2029. :lol:
I don't use Ghost. It's crap!!!

[shalinda]

1 every 2 months

[Dath]

I'm using version 2029. :lol:
I don't use Ghost. It's crap!!!

crap :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: no way bro........
so what r u using:eek:

[Dath]

I'm using version 2029. :lol:
I don't use Ghost. It's crap!!!

crap :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: no way bro........
so what r u using:eek:

[chamithal]

me 2............:yes: :yes:

:D:D:D:D:D

[chamithal]

This time I'm gonna hold onto this installation as long as I can. It's already 1 month 7 days old. That's huge!!! :D
Anyway, I don't usually reinstall from the scratch. I just restore a working image and install the software missing from it.

Well... hope you could.. Even I installed vista today n plan to keep it long :D:D:D

[chamithal]

usaully once a month but i've reinstalled windows/Linux 4,5 times a day even
But i dont mess with reinstalling when i have my exams just like now.:D
amaaruwen hari adinawaa

:D ;)

[chamithal]

crap :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: no way bro........
so what r u using:eek:

Aconis I guess :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[hul2000]

I format once every 3 months, usually. The longest I kept without formatting is 7 months. Shortest is 5 minutes.

[Anusha]

Well... hope you could.. Even I installed vista today n plan to keep it long :D:D:D
You won't keep it more than a month for sure!

[Michael]

Ones A Month! :yes:

[chamithal]

You won't keep it more than a month for sure!

Well.. I shd try :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[nEoN_wHitE]

once a month??? ammoo
no way..
for me like every 6months or 1yr or if somethign wrong nam thamai:D

[nEoN_wHitE]

When it comes to me...

Mmm...

Atleast once a month... :D:D:D
once a month??? ammoo
no way..
for me like every 6months or 1yr or if somethign wrong nam thamai:D

[iboo]

once every 2 or 3 months.... it depends on what i install :lol:

[fazaal24]

if it getz infected by a viruz..or any prob...boring to install al da softz again:D

[dka]

once a month

[Anusha]

Guess what? Chamithal couldn't even keep his new installation for one day!!! He's reinstalling everything from the scratch. :lol:

[farcry77]

Once in a year or some thing.

[chamithal]

Aiyoo.. ada 2 times danna una... port forward une nathuwa.. dan hari... :D:D:D meka nam puluwan tharam kal thiyaganna ona.. :D:D:D

[chamithal]

Guess what? Chamithal couldn't even keep his new installation for one day!!! He's reinstalling everything from the scratch. :lol:

:S:S:S:S:S

Come on.. u knw wht happened!!! :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[chamithal]

once a month??? ammoo
no way..
for me like every 6months or 1yr or if somethign wrong nam thamai:D

Ammooo... mata nam hithanna wath ba echchara kal... :D:D:D:D:yes: :yes: :yes:

[sampath312]

i ve never formated my note book after purchasing(reaching to almost 6months or more)......y u guys farmat it this often ha....cant imagine isn't it a hectic job .....if you got a gud virus guard + anti spyware i don't think you need to do this,this often....but I ve reinstalled windows for ma desktop pc for twice but there was a huge gap between each ....:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Anusha]

:S:S:S:S:S

Come on.. u knw wht happened!!! :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
No excuses :P

[SAN_APIIT]

I may reinstall after about 6 months...

[tckrockz]

well when i ws in xp @ least once a month
but i m in vista wow da best 4 months n still runin