"OrpheusComputing.com" wrote: > > I think I already said why:
sorry must have missed that bit > You should always reformat when > > > changing a motherboard, no two boards are the same. The > old > > > board will leave countless 'things' in the extended > device > > > manager, not to mention all the orphaned drivers files. > > > These things can severely conflict with a new board. > > Not to mention the "derelicts" left over in the registry. > Not starting over is just asking for problems......conflicts, > yellow marks in the device manager, IRQ conflicts, errors, > instability, etc. > > Important programs and files should be backed up regularly > anyway. In the long run it's actually faster to just > reformat, than to have to deal with and try and figure out & > fix, errors, instability, and all the conflicts that > *usually* arise. The Windows and Program Files folders ARE the registry. Only these 2 folders need to be deleted. Formatting is overkill. In my experience reformatting is generally seen as a panacea for corrupt drivers, and is often performed repeatedly when things go wrong. Sure if you repeatedly install and uninstall programs you may screw things up but see above (or restore from a registry save) - there is no NEED to reformat. -- Graham (who missed your answer in this thread - must be old age :) ) ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
