reformating

Originally Posted by mogge

So basically my question is, what's a good way to keep my computer top notch so reformating isn't really an option unless i desperately feel the need to. Any type advice will work, tweaks, programs, etc..

Keep it virus-free and malware-free. Don't install anything unless you're sure that you need it, and that it will uninstall cleanly when you are done. Don't always update to the latest drivers, but stick with stable versions. Keep your drives well-organised and defragged.

That's really all you can do, as far as I know. It's not much help, I'm afraid.

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also, is there a way i could save my computers status after i do a clean install & install the desired settings & such, so instead of doing a full reformat, i can just pop the cd or whatever in an go from there?

There are applications that can do that, but I think you'd need recordable DVD media in order to have enough space for a decent config these days. Norton Ghost is the one I remember, but I'm not sure if it is still on the market.

Jam it back in, in the dark.