Guest Shenan Stanley Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Re: Concerns about defrag's effect on hd Laughingstar~* wrote: > I don't get it, and don't open links randomly -- thank you. Assuming you didn't *get* the last response because you did not understand my response was at the bottom of the ordered conversation... Here is the response... (I explained the 'link you feared' in my other response.) > As I said earlier... > > Clean installs are rarely *actually* necessary... > > Hardware issues (defective hard drives come to mind...) might > create the need for a clean install otherwise it is likely user > error/user assumption. > Even the former is more of a lack of knowledge/proper maintenance > than an actual reason to perform a clean install - as proper > backups/imaging as well as proper computer maintenance would have > likely warned of the issue(s) and allowed the user to repair the > hardware and restore their system without a clean installation. > > VERY seldom is it necessary to perform a clean installation of > Windows XP. In some cases, it may be easier - might even be > faster - but seldom is it necessary. Anyone who tells you > differently is practicing the "otherwise' found in the previous > paragraph. So - what part of that - if I am incorrectly assuming you did not scroll down to read - do you 'not get'? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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