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Originally Posted by kutulu
I don't get what is going so wrong on a computer that you need to reformat. Mabye I just adjust well.
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If you tend to install and uninstall a lot of programs (games, programs you want to try out and then find out you don't like, etc) you will notice what is referred to as "windows rot", basically various files get updated because program x needs version y of a system dll or system progrram. When you go to uninstall the program that updated the system file, it leaves the newer version. Combine this multiple times with any normal system updates (service packs, bug fixes, security patches) and then updates needed to play games (updated drivers, direct x, etc) and you get a lot of crap that is just sitting around and bloating windows, which causwes the system to be slower/unstable.
This is usually why there was a basic rule of reformatting/reinstalling your OS at least once a year. win2k/winxp are more immune to this "windows rot" so the slowdowns/instabilities aren't as noticeable or there.