Building the OS from scratch

What?

It must be related to that there internets that's talked about sometimes.

lostsoul62 said:

Building the OS from scratch seem to me to be the best way to go when building a new computer. As time goes on after a year two or three the OS seem to get sick such as my auto run don't work no more and after Microsoft work on it for 3 hours it really don't run no more. Bugs, jitters, shakes and just old age. So after I build the computer I think I'm just going to build the OS from scratch. I've did it both ways, from scratch and just move it to the new computer and after I just reload the OS and rebuild it I feel so much better not to mention the computer runs like a high school student instead of someone like me that just took sum Vitamins.

I think you'll find that as time goes by you'll be faced with this issues (amoung others). What tends to happen is that as you install then un-install apps there are still remnents of the app still in the registry & folders (normally 'Program Files'). These entries/files could eventually cause performance lag and slight instability (don't quote me on that ) As a rule I normally re-install every 3-6 months to keep my OS in the most pristine condition :)

Hello lostsoul62.



That's why it's recommended to reinstall the OS about once a year, to get a fresh start.

Yep, as I'm sure most of us know through either reading and/or experience, XP was particularly prone to slow down over time. Vista and 7 not so much but still, they slow down and it's good to reinstall every so often. I'm thinking of reinstalling soon as a matter of fact but not sure whether to stick to 7 or go with Vista, but that's for another thread.

Darician said:

Yep, as I'm sure most of us know through either reading and/or experience, XP was particularly prone to slow down over time. Vista and 7 not so much but still, they slow down and it's good to reinstall every so often. I'm thinking of reinstalling soon as a matter of fact but not sure whether to stick to 7 or go with Vista, but that's for another thread.

I vote for Vista!

This thread would be a lot easier to take seriously if the OP could use proper grammar and punctuation.

~Lordbob