Sun 27 Feb 2005
If you use Microsoft Windows on your computer, sooner or later, you’ll need to reinstall it. In the course of installing and uninstalling programs, visiting free game websites, crashing, etc. eventually things get so messed up you just need to start clean.
I bought a new hard drive for my laptop since it had run out of disk space and I was tired of spending hours managing files. But this means I had to reinstall Windows onto the new hard drive. It needed it, too. It had been 18 months since my last reinstall and my laptop had begun running slowly. I’m about halfway through the 40 or so program installations I need to complete for this process.
At the same time we are also considering options for our home computer. Since 1991 we have only spent about $400, yet we’ve managed to have about 4 different computers. Our current 5 year old model may actually have some life left in it if we can make some strategic upgrades to it. And, yes, it will almost certainly involve REINSTALLING WINDOWS!
