I think that better than reinstalling Windows from time to time, you can gain a lot of time if you install it on a Virtual Machine with VirtualBox, VMWare or the like, configure it once only (drivers, software) and then take a snapshot of it, so next time you want a clean install, you just restore your original snapshot and that's it, you won days of installations and configurations. You only need to backup data, but you can backup VMs too from time to time if you like.
As a main OS you can even use Linux (I use Ubuntu), so you can use one or many VMs and don't want to think about viruses on main OS. In example, I have 1 VM for Win7+VFP9, another with WinServer2008, another with Ubuntu Server with Oracle, and so on. Virtualization can be a powerful ally if used the right way, and cheaper even for Home Development. Fernando D. Bozzo 2016-01-15 11:34 GMT+01:00 Paul Hill <[email protected]>: > On 15 January 2016 at 00:45, > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2016-01-14 13:03, Paul Hill wrote: > >> > >> On 14 January 2016 at 16:50, > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> As of today, I've got 1 machine (which I backup frequently for disaster > >>> recovery reasons). I should probably buy a 2nd machine, and I'm > guessing > >>> that would have Win10 by default (fresh from the start; not an upgrade) > >>> and > >>> then I could have both Win7 and Win10 in which to test things, but > >>> perhaps I > >>> should just let Windows upgrade itself to Win10 since it's free? > >> > >> Try the upgrade. If you have problems there is always an option to > >> reset the PC, which does a clean install. > > > > Yeah, but wouldn't that mean I'd lose everything since my "clean install" > > when I first got the PC? > > Yes. But it gives you the option to install from scratch if the > upgrade doesn't go to plan. > It's not a bad idea to do a clean install every now and then to remove > the junk you've accumulated. > > -- > Paul > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cagq_jumc3qqucsxjqobmbth87jmdkqrxzcvzc_636ld1oiy...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
