which of a clean install and restoring an initial image are better ?


  1. Posts : 59
    Windows 7 Starter SP1 32bit
       #1

    which of a clean install and restoring an initial image are better ?


    Hi all.

    My windows is now some months old and as i am used to install und unistall so many programs, i feel it has been old and would like to refresh it.

    I had made an initial image of it (using reflect) , right after installing it, doing my settings and installing my usual main programs.

    now i d like to ask, is it better if i perform a clean install, so that drive c will be formatted, and fresh files will be copied,

    or :

    if i restore that image file, will the status of the system, in regard of the performance, be exactly the same as a clean install ?

    thanks a lot.
    Last edited by mj2000; 24 Mar 2014 at 02:03.
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  2. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #2

    I would use the image. Is less work. And after all that's what we make these initial images for.
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  3. Posts : 3,371
    W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
       #3

    Use the image since it is already set up with the settings and programs you prefer. Either way, you will need to install a bunch of updates. I doubt you would be able to tell any difference in performance between the restored image and a clean install UNLESS your image was made when the system had some kind of performance issue.

    A format isn't necessary.
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  4. Posts : 3,904
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
       #4

    A clean install removes everything g but the operating system itself. Restoring from an image will only remove files/programs after the point of creating the image. So less work it required. However if you have a problem before the image was made, it's almost pointless. That why I recommend to make a new image every 2ish weeks, or before you play around with the settings.
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