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Thread ID: 81969	2007-08-12 09:23:00	Format - the ultimate nuke method. Good or Bad?	Bozo (8540)	Press F1

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579906	2007-08-13 02:32:00	Also... sometimes I get bored, and decide to format. :lol: Man that must be serious!!! Since the advent of gaming there is no such thing as boredom.... :p	wratterus (105)
579907	2007-08-13 02:43:00	Demo software huh. The Registry contains information that Windows continually references during operation, such as profiles for each user, the applications installed on the computer and the types of documents that each can create, property sheet settings for folders and application icons, what hardware exists on the system, and the ports that are being used. Whenever a user makes changes to a Control Panel settings, or File Associations, System Policies, or installed software, the changes are reflected and stored in the Registry. And Imaging is a copout for home use is it? I sure find it easier to restore an image than go through the process of re-doing everything. You have some funny ideas for an IT admin. PCTek, you are stating that the registry gets corrupted because of general use, which is BS.....and yes imaging is a copout for fixing problems....I use imaging for cloning yes...I dont understand why you say I have funny IT admin ideas, care to explain?	SolMiester (139)
579908	2007-08-13 03:55:00	:lol: Man that must be serious!!! Since the advent of gaming there is no such thing as boredom.... :p Most games I play end up boring me :( I seem to have just lost the spark. Sigh.	mejobloggs (264)
579909	2007-08-13 04:44:00	PCTek, you are stating that the registry gets corrupted because of general use, which is BS . . . . . and yes imaging is a copout for fixing problems . . . . I use imaging for cloning yes . . . I dont understand why you say I have funny IT admin ideas, care to explain? No you said from installing and uninstalling demos . And I didn't mention corruption, I mentioned slow PCs . Bloat in other words . It does bloat, regardless of demos or full apps . And why should home users not use imaging? You think their set up is any less importnat then businesses? SOme of them are home businesses . And restoring a PC from an image in 3 minutes beats the hell out of a complete reinstall . Should one become necessary for whatever reason . You're like my sons friend - all home PCs are silly unimportnat toys and only business machines matter . Well I disagree .	pctek (84)
579910	2007-08-13 04:54:00	You're like my sons friend - all home PCs are silly unimportnat toys and only business machines matter . Well I disagree . :thumbs: I agree with your Disgree ( hope that makes sence LOL:lol: ) if you look at it, where are most of the DOS attacks and zombie computers come from . I bet its not from mostly Business computers its from home users .	wainuitech (129)
579911	2007-08-13 04:54:00	You're like my sons friend - all home PCs are silly unimportnat toys and only business machines matter. My home PC is a toy (was brought with a main use of gaming...) BUT it is important to me :p though I like the fact that if it breaks I need to fix it, but that is just me. I still backup all important data and run anti virus and spyware/adware software etc and my Mums PC is looked after well, just not mine :p I guess I like fixing it, not that it needs fixing all that often anyway...	The_End_Of_Reality (334)
579912	2007-08-13 05:02:00	No you said from installing and uninstalling demos . And I didn't mention corruption, I mentioned slow PCs . Bloat in other words . It does bloat, regardless of demos or full apps . And why should home users not use imaging? You think their set up is any less importnat then businesses? SOme of them are home businesses . And restoring a PC from an image in 3 minutes beats the hell out of a complete reinstall . Should one become necessary for whatever reason . You're like my sons friend - all home PCs are silly unimportnat toys and only business machines matter . Well I disagree . PCTek, we are off track here, I said imaging is a copout for solving issues problems! As for bloat, I dont know about your config's, but the work pc's here do not 'bloat', from everyday use . I have yet to come across the need for registry cleaner! Imaging for home pc's are a good idea, if the user knows which user files to keep etc . The only issue I have with imaging is that the user doesnt learn what the caused the problem that they resolved with the imaging .	SolMiester (139)
579913	2007-08-13 05:31:00	Great to hear everyone's response to this thread! Personally I only do a full re-install of windows on my pc every approx year - and that is usually just because that is what i do! Using anti-virus programs that are up-to-date, functioning/configured well, not going to all those xxx and other dodgey websites etc. that just try and pour the spyware/malware etc onto you pc, n N Unfortunately some of us do go to those websites( I take it you mean porn)and that might even be a main reason some people got a computer in the first place. I'm a firm believer of erase and install when asked for help. The main reason for that is I don't really know what I'm doing unless the problem is simple. And at the same time it makes the system run fast after months of crap being loaded on to it.	plod (107)
579914	2007-08-13 06:32:00	Unfortunately some of us do go to those websites( I take it you mean porn)and that might even be a main reason some people got a computer in the first place. I'm a firm believer of erase and install when asked for help. The main reason for that is I don't really know what I'm doing unless the problem is simple. And at the same time it makes the system run fast after months of crap being loaded on to it. Correct assumption. If you don't know really know what you are doing, and you are a firm believer in the erase and install method, which doesn't actually fix the problem, maybe you shouldn't really be helping at all? (no offense meant) but when someone has a problem and you say "Erase and start again!" - well it isn't overly helpfully eh? Problems that go away by themselves (format hdd), come back by themselves. If the user made a mistake and stuffed up, and you just erase and start again, without helping them fix the mistake, chances are they will make the exact same mistake again later in their life.	Bozo (8540)
579915	2007-08-18 03:23:00	When rellies have managed to stuff up their computers I would generally do a full reinstall. Not having been around I am not in a position to quickly and effectively diagnose the problem. It is more effective in terms of time to back up data, reinstall the OS and restore data. They may or may not make the same mistakes again but the machine is brought back in to operation quickly and efficiently when things do break. It is also the only way to be 100% sure an infected machine is clean again.	TGoddard (7263)
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