Windows XP Reinstallation

[Jim Callahan]

Does it do any good to periodically wipe Windows XP off
my hard drive, FDISK, format, and reinstall XP?

I seem to recall a couple of years ago reading that
Windows 98SE "worked better" by periodically performing a
comprehensive backup, then deleting it from the computer,
FDISKing, formatting and reinstalling.

I can't recall that I've seen this mentioned about XP.
Has anyone had any experience with this?

And while I'm asking...... I recently ran CHKDSK on my
computer (I'm running Windows XP Home with SP-1
installed). When CHKDSK finished, the results screen
flashed by so quickly I couldn't read it. Are the
results of CHKDSK stored anywhere on my computer where I
can read them?

Thanks!

Jim

 

[Rocket J. Squirrel]

Windows 9x did benefit from periodic clean installs if you used your
computer hard. However, Windows XP is a much advanced OS, so periodic
reinstalls are not needed, unless you're someone, like a computer magazine
columnist, who is continuously installing and uinstalling software,
including beta releases.

Run chkdsk from the command prompt with the /v switch to see the results.
For example -
chkdsk c: /v

Rocky

 

[Guest]

Hi Jim you do'nt need to periodically wipe and reinstall windows XP , as its more stable than its older cousin win9
although when you feel that your system seems to run a bit slow you can defrag the hard drive (Caution: Defrag should not be done frquently

also Xp does goofup some time these can be easily fixed

scandisk are stored in C: drive as chdsk file they are hidden just unhide them to view them

 

[Kenny M]

Chkdsk results can be viewed in the Event Viewer:

Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > Application

Look for the Winlogon item in the Source column.

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