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TrueSoulja Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject: Make computer like new. |
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I deleted the full restore history cuz` this program I downloaded made me delete it. but I want to restore my computer to factory reset without reformatting. Anyone know how?
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Honda Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:20 am Post subject: |
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You can't do it without reformatting at all.
All you can do is erase all the useless shit on your computer.
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Karakawe I post too much
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:51 am Post subject: |
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Over time, with normal use, Windows gets fucked up.
Reformat, or use Linux.
Also, impossible. You want it to be how you got it before doing anything to it, but also to have the things you've done to it.
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K, Alcohol Expert Cheater
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| Agreed, the system configuration and the registry just end being too large and not arranged and it slows down no matter what you do (even if you do nothing).
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hcavolsdsadgadsg I'm a spammer
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:20 am Post subject: |
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| K, Lamer wrote: | | Agreed, the system configuration and the registry just end being too large and not arranged and it slows down no matter what you do (even if you do nothing). |
this is essentially a myth, the registry can become obscenely large with little effect, my registry is 435mb right now and you'd never know in any real world scenario.
"windows rot" is merely the effect of being a lazy bum who thinks they can completely neglect watching over what goes on, on their system while expecting no side effects.
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Karakawe I post too much
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:38 am Post subject: |
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| slovach wrote: | | K, Lamer wrote: | | Agreed, the system configuration and the registry just end being too large and not arranged and it slows down no matter what you do (even if you do nothing). |
this is essentially a myth, the registry can become obscenely large with little effect, my registry is 435mb right now and you'd never know in any real world scenario.
"windows rot" is merely the effect of being a lazy bum who thinks they can completely neglect watching over what goes on, on their system while expecting no side effects. |
a.k.a. the effect of being an average user.
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K, Alcohol Expert Cheater
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:01 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe it is like that, i don't have that much knowledge especially about the registry, but the system conf really gets just too large with the time. I don't know how much effect does it have, but once installed windows really begins to get slower and slower with the time, no matter what you do and how do you support it.
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matry Newbie cheater
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:27 am Post subject: |
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lol, at least download ccleaner.
<we don't fucking support warez, read the rules>
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iTz SWAT I post too much
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:33 am Post subject: |
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On my PC I reformat, or will reformat every 3/6 Months, just for the feeling that my PC is fresh and is in mint condition with minimal problems...
My other computers though last years without getting any serious issue until later. The PC I am currently using (Family PC) last installed Windows over a year ago and i am begging to see this "Windows Rott". This PC is getting slower, and yes it is very cluttered since i threw this PC into unused room and all this junk is now on it...
Answer = Reformat and Install Window's...
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Codeslinger I post too much
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:03 am Post subject: |
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| You don't need to reformat. Just reinstall windows... why reformat
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Cheetah I post too much
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| matry wrote: | | I download a fresh copy of windows every half a year or so. But if you do it legit it's crazy expensive. |
Uh, it's not expensive to do it legit at all. There isn't some magic fee that pops out of nowhere for putting the CD back in the drive.
| Gun Ecstasy wrote: | | You don't need to reformat. Just reinstall windows... why reformat |
Because the average person is too inept to understand that installing Windows and formatting aren't the same thing.
I don't understand how people fuck up their OSes so badly. I've never had a virus or any type of malware for that matter, my Windows installation runs almost as fast as it did the day I installed it, and I don't have any of these random problems requiring an OS re-installation like everyone else seems to...
The only time I have to reinstall my OS is when a new OS comes out, or if my OS drive fails (which has happened exactly once in my years of using computers.)
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Meral Expert Cheater
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:26 am Post subject: |
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well you can do basics like installing sparklexp creates clean xp hardware/user profile with no crappy memory hog processes. Update your drivers using such a program as driver magician. Use CCleaner, and malwarebytes anti-malware. Hope you have a good anti virus such as avira and online armor free.
There you should have a fast pc no unneeded processes, most all updated drivers for chipset graphics card sound etc, clean of all history and temp files "CCleaner". And hopefully the removal of some spyware...
Had sparkle on my xp laptop had hardcore virus that ate up all space. Just logged in that clean profile, scanned for the virus removed and then blocked it via hosts files. Saved my butt a format.
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