On 6/30/2017 6:29 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 9:19:30 PM UTC-4, 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.
>
> One of my duties is to create our installation package and to check
> out new tools. If I were paid by the install/uninstall, I could
> afford to retire right now. The PC runs like a champ.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I hear ya, Cindy. There was a poster (sadly deceased) who had to
reformat the hard drive constantly and reinstall everything. That was
only because her idiot husband kept downloading pirated software. I
sure wish she'd gotten paid to clean up that PC every month.

Jill