POLL: How many times do you reinstall Windows over one year? (Your primary PC)

[LANMAN]

 

[Soggysocks]

Windows 98 at least 4 times

Windows 2K twice

Wnidows XP Just Once

 

[Soggysocks]

Windows 98 at least 4 times
Windows 2K twice
Windows XP Just Once

But I hit the edit message button more than once

 

[bot2600]

windows 98 was an almost dailey event, I used to have my cd key memorized, but XP maybe once a year.

 

[DanC]

Win2KPro - once, 4 years ago.

Moreover... I reboot about once every 2 months.

 

[FoBoT]

you left out "i upgrade/rebuild X times a year, so i have to "

 

[MoFunk]

I reinstalled XP many times this year due to a motherboard upgrade. Otherwise I would only load once!

 

[gistech1978]

XP once
2k once
98 too many times to count

 

[ICXRa]

98 too many times to count

Exactly

Win XP has been running on some of my boxes since it came out without any major problems but I have had to reinstall it on my box at work twice since it launched. That box has always had problems though.

Win 2k has been very stable, I have never had to reinstall it. The Rebel Alliance queue runs on it and made it over 100 some odd days before reboot, due to patches I had put off longer than I should have.

I have had 2k advanced server boxes stay up for months on end and only had to reboot them because of patches.

 

[Polo]

Using linux now : no reboot, no reinstall.

 

[soni]

Just replied one install, even if I just installed it twice this weekend...

I have been playing with the install of my programs, so I made a ghost image, and then installed som programs to test their install.
Now Im installing them again, but this time for real

 

[DAPUNISHER]

You're obviously missing other reasons for a re-install, how 'bout a "I had to re-install/do a repair install more than once this year because I nuked the data on my HDD overclocking" option On my main system I've had to re-install twice for that reason, on some of my others I've had to re-install frequently because I swap parts in 'em a lot.

 

[Wiz]

yeah, I install once but sometimes do repairs and upgrades from one OS to the next

 

[networkman]

There are other things out there to do besides re-install operating systems?!? :Q

 

[deerslayer]

Only when I do a major upgrade that requires it. I'm on dial up so it kinda sucks downloading patches and service packs over and over, plus I rarely have to worry with Windows 2000 Professional

 

[Huntress]

I actually only have to reinstall XP when I upgrade my mobo (every other week as of late )

Have to give XP credit.... I was doing it about 4 times a year with 98SE

 

[GhettoFob]

Twice a year, after every semester. Gives me something to do during break.

 

[Huntress]

Originally posted by: GhettoFob
Twice a year, after every semester. Gives me something to do during break.

LOL

 

[m2kewl]

not in the past year.

 

[Evadman]

<---- had WinMe up for over 6 months without a reboot.

On a system running 2k, about a year. I need to install XP real soon. Like within about a week.

 

[SinfulWeeper]

98SE 4 times a year which does not include upgrades.
W2K 4 times, but decided it's not that great of an OS. I no longer use it.
WinME twice
WinXP Home, three times.

These do not include computer upgrades which needed a new install. Otherwise I lost count because of that.

 

[Assimilator1]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
You're obviously missing other reasons for a re-install, how 'bout a "I had to re-install/do a repair install more than once this year because I nuked the data on my HDD overclocking" option On my main system I've had to re-install twice for that reason, on some of my others I've had to re-install frequently because I swap parts in 'em a lot.

Yep that applies to my 2nd rig with Win 98SE!
My main rig has Win2k (& Win98SE) which I installed once in Nov 2001 ,its survived a mbrd upgrade too ,so has 98SE......well sort of ,its pretty iractic atm.

 

[kmmatney]

About every six months I do a major system upgrade and start out with a "fresh" Win2K install. Besides that, Win2K has been very stable for me.

 

[Intelligence3]

Originally posted by: Soggysocks


But I hit the edit message button more than once

*SNORT* Coca cola. Out the nose. Thanks.

 

[SinfulWeeper]

Originally posted by: Intelligence3

Originally posted by: Soggysocks


But I hit the edit message button more than once

*SNORT* Coca cola. Out the nose. Thanks.

LoL