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Last time you did Wipe-Install for your OS
Takeshi:
I do it like every month or so, but only recently because I toggled between XP and Windows 7.
*Installs XP* Hmm, this is very nice, sees something about Windows 7 a month or so later.
*Installs Windows 7* This is also nice. But becomes tired of it because I'm not allowed to install much programs since it becomes too slow. I only have 1GB RAM. Mind you, this is my own rule. I'd rather live without some programs and have a fast laptop than the opposite. Same reason why I don't install demos, programs I don't know if I'll keep or many games.
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: Takeshi on November 10, 2009, 02:26:42 PM ---I do it like every month or so, but only recently because I toggled between XP and Windows 7.
*Installs XP* Hmm, this is very nice, sees something about Windows 7 a month or so later.
*Installs Windows 7* This is also nice. But becomes tired of it because I'm not allowed to install much programs since it becomes too slow. I only have 1GB RAM. Mind you, this is my own rule. I'd rather live without some programs and have a fast laptop than the opposite. Same reason why I don't install demos, programs I don't know if I'll keep or many games.
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Owe ;/ I had 1GB on my desktop. It was okay until I did the big jump. Though I don't have much experience with desktops.
boxer4:
--- Quote from: HrtOfSword on November 10, 2009, 10:48:15 AM ---Pardon my noobness, but why would u need to wipe-install your OS?
Wouldn't it be a pain to have to redo every single setting and redo your bookmarks and stuff.
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That's exactly why I don't like wipe installing... However, some OS'es are sometimes impossible to repair/upgrade/update (namely, Microsoft's offerings). With Gentoo I don't have that issue anymore, I did have to wipe install other flavors of Linux before to keep up to date (namely RH9 when I switched to Gentoo since RH stopped updating it).
Other people wipe Gentoo due to mistakes during installation or getting tired of all the manual work, but that's a different story...
DaggerLite:
I've been running XP on the desktop since at least 2004, and Vista on the laptop since I got it (2007). Cleaning registry and stuff once in a while works fine for me.
If I had a valid code available, I'd probably format them both. I am actually thinking about getting 7 from MSDN for the desktop as soon as possible, but am a bit lazy with it. As for the laptop, I don't think formatting it with the onboard function will do much good. It's one of those HP Recovery things, so I'm not supposed to delete that 'safe' partition. I don't see the big problem with just sending me a clean laptop and a valid Windows disk in the first place, but what can I do...
sdedalus83:
You have a valid key, most likely it's on the ram access cover. Just download a clean install disc off mininova and use the license included with the laptop. Microsoft doesn't give a damn about where you get the disc as long as you're installing it with a valid license. Hell, they don't give a damn if you violate the license, just so long as you only use it for one PC at a time.
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