Firebird Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 i would fdisk then hold a magnet to it...lol... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM5K Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 Originally posted by freeza mine is like 5 in one day because i made a typo in entering the Product Key and i wanted my installation to go absolutely flawless ;D Man the first stage is always denail, making up excuses about it, how you just "had" to do it. Admit that you did it five times because you just needed the focie, that's the next step, is acceptance. We are all here for you, say my name is freeza, and I am addicted to focie. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Racer Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 I'm runnin XP as well and I've reformatted once in the 5 or 6 months I've had it. I'd say go ahead and do it that way you start fresh and then after you do that and get everything the way you want it... use Norton Ghost or some other program to make an image of your drive. That way if things get all screwed up again you can put a good image back on and it would only take a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 :D Once you've formatted, put back on your chosen OS then use Nortons ghost and take that image. It save's so much time later on down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeza Posted January 25, 2002 Share Posted January 25, 2002 lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gates Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 Originally posted by syscrash2k I have had my xp install for a very long long time now and i was thinkin... all these damn problems and now it doesnt even start into norm al mode, plus i have to format to get full ACPI support. Should i do it? originally did u do a clean install or upgrade? if you upgraded hell with it and reformat and install xp the way it should be. if you originally did a clean install i'd try and fix the things. or, if you don't want to have to reformat and always get errors ( get linux ;-) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanecorp Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 i reformat all the time..its the way to go...why bother dealing with a messed up computer when you can just start anew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 yes, do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 i think a clean intall is the way to go. Not only is it the best bet, performance wise, but you will know that you are working from a clean slate, and none of the problems that you have now will be migrated across during an upgrade install. Just be sure to back up any important data, settings etc... I format once a month on my main machine just to keep things clean and fast. Good luck Greetz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YahoKa Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 Do it... the unfortunate truth of Windows (desktop, this is) is that i needs to be reinstalled after 6-18 months, if it is not properly managed (dont install stupid GUI add ons, keep only files/dirs in use, delete programs not in use, dont install spyware, etc. etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 Windows has a problem what we call "system degredation". It is Microsoft way of getting us hooked on focie. Once we're hooked we can never stop. It's their way of making us their "customers" always upgrading and looking for a fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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