If the user is smart and has their system well-figured out then they can
format and reinstall about every three years and I usually aim for that goal.

"Don Phillipson" wrote in message
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: "Dhananjay" wrote in message
: om...
:
: I am using Windows 98 SE since couple of years.After some time of
: use,often windows gets corrupted.Then PC needs frequent rebooting or
: else windows crashesh frequently or stops responding.
:
: "peter" wrote in message
: ...
:
: no, formatting is the fastest way of fixing problems! and i suggest u
use
: it once a month even if u dont have problems because it makes the pc run
: much faster
:
: No Windows expert recommends reformatting
: the driive (and reinstalling OS and all apps) every month.
: Find a web source trusted by many users e.g.
: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/how_to.html
: and then clean up your system. I think Mr.Badour
: says somewhere you need to reinstal less often
: than once a year.
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: Don Phillipson
: Carlsbad Springs
: (Ottawa, Canada)
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