to Reformat or not?

[wendellmb]

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but if you dont mind me asking.. does it apply to all PCs na magka dugay, mohinay jud?

OT: dili man bai... dipendi ra sad na sa imong pag gamit.. or unsay gamit sa imo PC (dependi sa imong needs)..

ako gani hapit na 4 years.. same gihapon performance.. net, mid range games and audio/video editing lang ang gamit.. sa pag gam lang sad gyud na nimo..

[tolstoi]

yes..reformatting will be the last option.

prune yur PC of spywares/viruses first, then disable all unnecessary start-up progs thru MSCONFIG..and finally DEFRAGMENT your disk..this wud bring back yur PC in tip top condition without the hassle of reinstallation :mrgreen:

[cebutech]

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but if you dont mind me asking.. does it apply to all PCs na magka dugay, mohinay jud?

"By time Windows registry gathers a lot of invalid entries that cause system complications and slow down your computer significantly" -http://www.abexo.com/
kung walay na change na applications.. walay na corrupt. ang makapahinay nalang ana kay ang hard disk kay in time ma bun-og mana.

ok. seems like you have the time. try to defragment your registry using this -> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/freeregdefrag.html
if you can get a better registry cleaner, the better. the one above is a freeware.

btw, i'm using the streamlined WinXP SP2 OS. installed the bluetooth device i bought @ CDR-King worth 450 pesos. no problem whatsoever.
i still believe that the only issue between SP2 and Bluetooth is the bluetooth driver.

[mofos]

lols



if u need some advice call me


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[br]Hey smart guy .. I like your style .. it sucks

[doki]

damn mofos.. stfu. i dont need your help.. better give some inputs dude.

[darkdevil]

for your outlook

C:\Documents and Settings\"user name"\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

copy the .pst and .dat file for back up..

[hulagway]

bro,,mas ok kung imo na i low level format,,,just back up the important files,,dont mind the software,,u can find a lot of them..

[doki]

unsay low level format bai. akong format na nahibaw-an ky isa raman gud

[cebutech]

unsay low level format bai. akong format na nahibaw-an ky isa raman gud

if you do a little research about low-level formatting, you'll find out that the term low-level formatting these days is a misused term.
modern drives don't need low-level formatting. in fact, they can't be low-level formatted outside the factory due to their precision and complexity.

When most users today talk about "low-level formatting" a drive, what they are really talking about is doing a zero-fill.

Some HDD manufacturers still use the term low-level format and even provide utilties/programs. the truth is, those utilities only perform a zero-fill process to make the HDD's status as that when you purchased it.

here's one info link regarding samsung : http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...0000000036.htm

if you want a utility, you can use Maxtor's powermax. just google for it.
if you want to securely wipe your disk, you can use this freeware -> http://dban.sourceforge.net

[doki]

ok ok. noted. ty.. i'll take a look at it.