ab1225 Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Answer the poll then post how often and why. I reformat every 3 weeks or so, it makes Windows much cleaner. ab1225 Neowin Tech Support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faction Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Make an option "when i need to ;)" [which is usually every month or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM5K Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 I think we have been through this many, many, many times. However to answer your question, I format as often as necessary. If you keep your system clean, and defragged, there isn't any reason that you can't keep an install for at least three months. Edit: There are reasons, but not for the average user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 All the time, because it either stops working or I need to clean it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUNNER Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 USAULLY ONLY WHEN I'M BOARD AND WANT TO SPEND 10HRS REINSTALLING ALL MY APS. 20GIGS OF STUFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeza Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 i dont really format......i restore images and make images about twice a week or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewelzz Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Only when necessary...that's not an option in the pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalnewbie Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 you need to skip 1 a day! and 1ce a week isnt logical! Maybe 1ce a month 1ce every 3 months 1ce every 6 months 1ce every year or i dont know what is format this is a more logical approach but i format about every 3 to 6 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dfx Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 I think once a month :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faction Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 What is 1ce .. ice? once..? Spell right :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_Deleted Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 about every 5- 6 months :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof. Frink Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 There was a time when i couldn't decide between Win2k and XP, so i must have formatted about once everyother day for about 2 weeks until i finally settled with XP, now i format about once a month to keep everything running smooth. Reinstalling programs isnt really a pain since there are only about 3 or 4 which i need to reinstall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf- Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 format is fun i love breaking things and wonder what went wrong but not frying the parts ??? :evil: just like other day quantum fireball 7200rpm 30gig hdd died failed to spin, after it started screaming like an over reving engine dam it was loud sometimes it worked when it was warm, failed to boot up on every cold boot till eventually it was R.I.P new seagate baracuda 7200rpm 30gig hdd way here we goo thats hmm 3 formats this month 1st shutdown problems 2nd loads of talk about NTFS here and heard loads of good things about it in college made me curious about it so what the heck format and love it:D 3rd hdd died heh format again and probably tuesday get rid of VIA and get ASUS nForce with some 512DDR pc2100 and install fresh xp pro copy again since i dont like left over drivers hangin about prefer quake3 to run very smooth and fa:) :) :evil: ill see if i can go a yr without formattin but i think thats pushing it longest ive ever went in 4yrs with pcs 4months :devious: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-fibRe Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 about every 4-5 months that's about the time i need to completely mess up my software and everything on the hard drive the partitions... the OS's.... and i really enjoy installing everything after that :) the first week after the format, the OS runs so smooth, i Love it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf- Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 dont like the sound of ghost programs norton ghost etc i know power quest screwed up the drive 4 yrs ago format c: is my fav ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof. Frink Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Originally posted by Voodoo_freaK format is fun i love breaking things and wonder what went wrong but not frying the parts ??? :evil: just like other day quantum fireball 7200rpm 30gig hdd died failed to spin, after it started screaming like an over reving engine dam it was loud sometimes it worked when it was warm, failed to boot up on every cold boot till eventually it was R.I.P new seagate baracuda 7200rpm 30gig hdd way here we goo thats hmm 3 formats this month 1st shutdown problems 2nd loads of talk about NTFS here and heard loads of good things about it in college made me curious about it so what the heck format and love it:D 3rd hdd died heh format again and probably tuesday get rid of VIA and get ASUS nForce with some 512DDR pc2100 and install fresh xp pro copy again since i dont like left over drivers hangin about prefer quake3 to run very smooth and fa:) :) :evil: ill see if i can go a yr without formattin but i think thats pushing it longest ive ever went in 4yrs with pcs 4months :devious: /b> every try one of these? "." They make sentences easier to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruciz Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 about every 3 months. usually after 2 i decide that I need to format, then I take a month procrastinating and getting mad at the computer for not working right. then I decide that I Have to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike101M69 Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 W/ WIndows ME/// every F***ING DAY!!!!!!!!! :mad: :mad: but w/ xp.....when it nessesary:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyy4 Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Semi-annually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiNZ Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 On one of my machines I have had Win98SE running for close on 3 years . With a proper maintenance regime it is still running as fast as it always has . WinXP Pro on my main machine even with defragging , and cleaning up all temps and caches etc seems to start to slow down after about 4 weeks. I have Winxp Pro running on 2 PC's and its the same for both.I have not been able to work out what causes this gradual slowdown. One machine there has been no installs/ uninstalls done since I last did the OS and it still gradually slows. It is most obvious in Internet explorer. I must be overlooking something obvious. Anyway I am about to give Linus a try ,why? just to play and to see what all the fuss is about .And some retro fun will be a laugh. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 did you know smoking is the leading cause of statistics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wog boy Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 once a month.. makes me fell CLEAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impulfusion Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 i format once a year cuz it's good for windows but if ever yr comp crashes while fromatting or power is cut yr hard disk is gone! it happed twice to my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof. Frink Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Originally posted by Impulfusion i format once a year cuz it's good for windows but if ever yr comp crashes while fromatting or power is cut yr hard disk is gone! it happed twice to my friend Well then, let us not format during a thunderstorm everyone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impulfusion Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 i only sayd that i dont do that every month or every week. i really dont care if u brake yr hard disk or not... and i did not sayd that it will broke. and if u want to format while a thunderstorm go ahead and if something happens i dont care...i replyed to the question.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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