Comments on: New Poll: How Often do you Reformat your Computer? http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/ Technology News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:18:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Everton Blair http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-70793 Everton Blair Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:13:28 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/03/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/#comment-70793 If by re-format you mean HDDs then never, although I defrag every night. I probably rebuild my PC every 2-3 months. If by re-format you mean HDDs then never, although I defrag every night.

I probably rebuild my PC every 2-3 months.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-70082 Ryan Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:51:23 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/03/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/#comment-70082 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-69267">nogg3r5 wrote:</a><blockquote>/rant Isn't it just Format? And you only format the HDD not the whole machine. For example, if you format the chip that holds ure BIOS, you would be stuffed! /endrant</blockquote></div> Hmmm...never really thought about that before. The PC was once formatted and had an operating system installed on it, so I am reformatting it (a.k.a. formatting again)? Wouldn't that be correct? <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-69333">Chris wrote:</a><blockquote>Hey, you have a very nice blog here. and your poll system is brilliant, I hope it can be applied to my poll blog, can you tell me what poll system you are using? many thanks</blockquote></div> I use the wp-polls plugin for Wordpress. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-69699">Tom Edwards wrote:</a><blockquote>I only ever do it when something breaks, which is very rare indeed. I don't remember the last time I formatted, discounting when I got a little carried away deleting pre-installed stuff from my new laptop and had to reinstall Windows. :P</blockquote></div> A lot of people complain about the pre-installed software on PC's but I am actually glad it is there. Companies like Dell offer the original operating system disk for a small fee (like $10) but the amount of money that you save by having all of the companies pay to have their software pre-loaded has got to be huge. I'm actually thankful for the software that gets preinstalled on consumer PC's. :) <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-69890">Thilak wrote:</a><blockquote>I hate to reformat my hard drive mainly due to lack of time.</blockquote></div> I have gotten pretty good at keeping things organized and yesterday it took me just a few hours to reformat 3 PC's and get them setup the way they previously were. I just make sure I have backups of files on other PC's before formatting the computer...and the backup's I have scheduled as an automatic nightly process in case the hard drive ever crashes. So it is actually pretty easy for me. I still only do it every few months, but there is nothing like a fresh install. nogg3r5 wrote:
/rant
Isn’t it just Format? And you only format the HDD not the whole machine. For example, if you format the chip that holds ure BIOS, you would be stuffed!
/endrant

Hmmm…never really thought about that before. The PC was once formatted and had an operating system installed on it, so I am reformatting it (a.k.a. formatting again)? Wouldn’t that be correct?

Chris wrote:
Hey, you have a very nice blog here.
and your poll system is brilliant, I hope it can be applied to my poll blog, can you tell me what poll system you are using? many thanks

I use the wp-polls plugin for Wordpress.

Tom Edwards wrote:
I only ever do it when something breaks, which is very rare indeed. I don’t remember the last time I formatted, discounting when I got a little carried away deleting pre-installed stuff from my new laptop and had to reinstall Windows. :P

A lot of people complain about the pre-installed software on PC’s but I am actually glad it is there. Companies like Dell offer the original operating system disk for a small fee (like $10) but the amount of money that you save by having all of the companies pay to have their software pre-loaded has got to be huge. I’m actually thankful for the software that gets preinstalled on consumer PC’s. :)

Thilak wrote:
I hate to reformat my hard drive mainly due to lack of time.

I have gotten pretty good at keeping things organized and yesterday it took me just a few hours to reformat 3 PC’s and get them setup the way they previously were. I just make sure I have backups of files on other PC’s before formatting the computer…and the backup’s I have scheduled as an automatic nightly process in case the hard drive ever crashes. So it is actually pretty easy for me. I still only do it every few months, but there is nothing like a fresh install.

]]> By: Thilak http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-69890 Thilak Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:18:58 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/03/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/#comment-69890 I hate to reformat my hard drive mainly due to lack of time. I hate to reformat my hard drive mainly due to lack of time.

]]> By: Tom Edwards http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-69699 Tom Edwards Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:10:49 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/03/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/#comment-69699 I only ever do it when something breaks, which is very rare indeed. I don't remember the last time I formatted, discounting when I got a little carried away deleting pre-installed stuff from my new laptop and had to reinstall Windows. :P I only ever do it when something breaks, which is very rare indeed. I don’t remember the last time I formatted, discounting when I got a little carried away deleting pre-installed stuff from my new laptop and had to reinstall Windows. :P

]]> By: Chris http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-69333 Chris Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:45:28 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/03/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/#comment-69333 Hey, you have a very nice blog here. and your poll system is brilliant, I hope it can be applied to my poll blog, can you tell me what poll system you are using? many thanks Hey, you have a very nice blog here.
and your poll system is brilliant, I hope it can be applied to my poll blog, can you tell me what poll system you are using? many thanks

]]> By: Murphy http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-69296 Murphy Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:45:41 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/03/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/#comment-69296 I do it when uncurable problems arise. I do it when uncurable problems arise.

]]> By: Fx Extension Guru http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-69273 Fx Extension Guru Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:54:36 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/03/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/#comment-69273 I would have to say never. I would have to say never.

]]> By: nogg3r5 http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-69267 nogg3r5 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:15:09 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/03/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/#comment-69267 /rant Isn't it just Format? And you only format the HDD not the whole machine. For example, if you format the chip that holds ure BIOS, you would be stuffed! /endrant /rant
Isn’t it just Format? And you only format the HDD not the whole machine. For example, if you format the chip that holds ure BIOS, you would be stuffed!
/endrant

]]> By: The Slasher http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-69232 The Slasher Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:15:31 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/03/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/#comment-69232 Who on earth would reformat their PC every month? Seriously...? Who on earth would reformat their PC every month? Seriously…?

]]> By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-69228 Ashley Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:08:38 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/03/new-poll-how-often-do-you-reformat-your-computer/#comment-69228 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-69221">Joe Jett wrote:</a><blockquote>I needed an option of 1-3 years, but not til I absolutely have too. It takes weeks or even months to get my computer back the way I like it, and I have way too many programs to reinstall. I used to be the first to download and play with beta OS's but I haven't laid eyes on vista yet.</blockquote></div> Wow, I'm shocked! I can usually start to notice my computer slowing down a bit after a few months-- and after 6 months.. definitely! I think you'd be surprised at how easy it is to reformat if you get a schedule figured out. You learn to keep your folders nice and organized so that you only need to back up one. You keep a list of the applications you want installed. Probably the most difficult thing is getting all of the application settings just right. And actually, you haven't seen Ryan much around today because he's in the process of reformatting three computers-- and it does take some time. Joe Jett wrote:
I needed an option of 1-3 years, but not til I absolutely have too. It takes weeks or even months to get my computer back the way I like it, and I have way too many programs to reinstall. I used to be the first to download and play with beta OS’s but I haven’t laid eyes on vista yet.

Wow, I’m shocked! I can usually start to notice my computer slowing down a bit after a few months– and after 6 months.. definitely! I think you’d be surprised at how easy it is to reformat if you get a schedule figured out. You learn to keep your folders nice and organized so that you only need to back up one. You keep a list of the applications you want installed. Probably the most difficult thing is getting all of the application settings just right.

And actually, you haven’t seen Ryan much around today because he’s in the process of reformatting three computers– and it does take some time.

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