Does Win2000 Pro need to be re-installed every 3 months like Win98 does?

[Noriaki]

I frequently re-install Win98SE...over the course of a few months my whole system just seems to get kind of slow and sluggish...and just doing a general format and re-install seems to fix me up....

Does this happen in Win2000 as well? Or can I just install it and leave it for a long time?

 

[Citadel]

Should be able to run it for a long time without any problems.

 

[wyvrn]

A lot of it has to do with what kind of software you install and how it modifies your system files. But compared to Win98, Win2k is ultra stable and has a much better memory manager. I haven't been able to break it yet after running it 9 months.

 

[Mem]

Even with Win98 if you use a good utilities program,like Norton`s Systemworks or OnTrack SystemSuite,you should be able to keep your Win98 or any other OS in tip top condition,without reinstalling the OS.

 

[vfrjim]

I have been on this install of Win2k Pro for 9 months, only problems that I have had was cause I used utilites like Norton and made registry errors, had to find the errors to correct but now no more utilites to do my thinking, just use a quality Defrag prog like Diskeeper and this OS ROCKS!

Jim

 

[Gatsby]

I have not seen a reason to reformat my computer since I installed win2k the frst time.

(I did onceafter a complete hard crash)
but I added a raid card afterwards so its all good.

But its stable and not lagging like other systems I know.

Gatsby - 782

 

[najar]

If you constantly install and uninstall applications specially the ones that use the registry extensively then win2k is no different than win9x. Just more stable.

 

[S0me1X]

why not use Norton Ghost to create a perfect image of your hard drive so that you can simply restore win98 with the basic stuff. I do it weekly.

 

[Noriaki]

najar: Not really...I am forever re-installing Win98SE then trying to update my apps so it's the same as it was before but faster....

I have a certain set of apps I use...


S0me1X: That's not a bad idea, and I intend to try it...I have Drive Image Pro, but I also want to go to Win2000 for other reasons.

Thanks for the input guys.