On Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:41:06 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 3:19:30 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> 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.
>
>I do alright by my computers but as soon as someone else other than myself starts using the computer, all bets are off. I had my friend watch the office for me while I was working part time at another job - that's when shit began to happen. That's OK, I can accept that - the guy was working dirt cheap so I was quite prepared to grin and bear it - like a man.

Maybe you could make an image and restore that when you come back.