On Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:00:37 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 6/29/2017 6:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 8:33:09 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:

>>> I know how to handle Windows and hardware problems. These days I'm a casual Windows user so I don't have much of anything to do with the OS. I am a believer that you have to reload Windows every 30 months or so to keep it running snappy.
>>
>> You can believe what you like. My work PCs are running Windows 7 (more
>> than 30 months) and XP (about 14 years) without an OS reload. My
>> home PC is running Windows 7 since 2009 without an OS reload. All of
>> them "run snappy".
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>Isn't it amazing how much dsi1 thinks he knows? My Windows 7 laptop
>runs fine. I back it up regularly, because any sensible person would.
>Never had to reload the OS. Or anything else, either.

It depends what you do with it. If you only use it to browse and
email, you'll probably be ok. But if you often install and remove
stuff, and use all kinds of different software, a clean install every
now and then is a good idea.

It's also possible that you don't notice your computer is slowing
down, because it happens gradually. And maybe you're slowing down at
the same speed.