how often do you reformat your computer? number of times a year?
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once every 2 weeks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nsometimes once a week
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Time for a new computer.
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254 in windows 200 or xp\n\n\nbut your nuts if you use that many
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I want to reformat my laptop but I DUNNO HOW
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First of all, you do NOT reformat a computer. You can reformat the hard drive, which will erase all the data currently on the drive (or more correctly, on the current partiton of the drive which you are reformatting)\n\nDifferent computer Operating Systems have different commands to reformat their drives. If you are using windows, and you reformat the main hard drive (probably called C:) you will loose windows and then need to re-install windows from a CD.\n\nIf you are reformatting a different drive, (not the drive Windows is installed to) you can open My Computer or Windows Explorer and go to the FILE menu and choose FORMAT. Be sure you have selected the proper drive before you choose format.\n\nOn other systems, the commands and ways to get to them are different, and the best thing would be to consult your computer's reference guide (if you have one)\n\nSpecial Note: As I stated earlier, reformatting a drive ERASES EVERYTHING on it. Be absolutely sure you are reformatting the right drive, and that there is nothing on the drive you want to keep. While there are ways to get data back after a reformat, they are time consuming, don't always work, and usually require buying a software package.
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You don't need to reformat.\n\nYour CMOS battery has died. On your computer, there is a small battery that preserves system settings and keeps track of the time.\n\nWhen you hibernate or turn the PC off, the main battery kicks out and the CMOS battery takes over.\n\nYou simply need to replace the CMOS battery; that means taking the computer apart. When it comes to laptops, I advise people to have a professional disasseble / assemble them; take your laptop to Geek Squad or a similar PC repair place and ask them to replace the battery.\n\nA CMOS battery will cost anywhere between a few dollars and $30, depending on the make and model.\n\nNote to others: If you don't know what you are talking about, please don't fire away any old nonsense that pops in your heads.
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starting your computer over and refreshing it
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Your best bet is to boot from floppy or CD and just repartition/reformat the hard drive.
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You will run out of room in about 2 years. Get a 120G or higher now. \n\nI have over 2500 MP3's and tons of programs on my 120G, and it's just over half full.\n\nDon't forget to make frequent backup's of all your stuff. Hard drives do crash. \n\nI've created a folder just for stuff I want to keep. Every month my stuff (Outlook info, address book, etc.) gets backed-up to this folder. Every six months I burn this folder to several DVD-RW's. I use RW's so I can rotate them.
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i always defrag even if it says that sometimes i do it more than once, defragging is just like cleaning up a messy desk with papers from one file here and others over there, it puts them all back into order in the nearest space or group avail
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Thats a pretty drastic measure to take for "fixing" a computer that gets slower and slower! You do realize that if you do reformat, you lose EVERYTHING on your computer. Whoever told you thats how you fix it is an idiot.
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Repartition the HD, that is usually sufficient.
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if you have been reformated your PC all your files will be DELETED.. so before you reformat your PC make a BACK-UP to those files that are very IMPORTANT to you..
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Yes.  Norton Ghost does a great job!\n\nI used to setup 40-60 new computers each day.  With Norton Ghost, I could have them ready to go before lunch!\n\nThe most time consuming thing was unpacking them from their boxes and plugging them in!
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You will probably have to clean the harddrive and then reformat it. It has like 15 registry lines and if you miss one, it comes back.
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re-format the hard drive.
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reformat your hard drive and reinstall windows.