How many times have you installed XP

@user_786 (1338)
January 20, 2009 2:25am CST
Many of us still use Windows XP. Vista uses 15 times more disk space. I have re-installed XP on my PC many times not because i was learning how to install it but some virus crashed the windows or some non-fixable problem appeared therefore i had no other option left but to re-install Windows. How many times have you installed Windows XP and why?
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14 responses
• China
20 Jan 09
It was in 2005 that I bought computer.From that time, I am using the windows XP.While just begining to use,often go wrong.So always ask the past master to help.So it is frequent to install XP,I can not nearly remember how many times there are.Now I have already learn to install the XP,It is very easy.but very troublesome at the same time.A lot of software needs re-install.so I have to back up the system.It will be easier like that.
• China
20 Jan 09
I am so sorry,Because my network was delayed.I have broken webpage 3 times continuously,just succeed in replying. I am very sorry.
• United States
20 Jan 09
I have reinstalled XP about 10 times. I have bought used pc's and had problems and needed to reinstall. I think I am hard on the pc's I go through alot. My kids constantly download virus's and junk so it seems that bad stuff always happens to my pc.
@user_786 (1338)
20 Jan 09
I have had problems, too becasue of kids causing problems to XP but now i have created a seperate user account for them so that they can do whatever they want without causing any problem to my account.
@dhugoi (315)
• Philippines
17 Sep 09
I couldn't remember how many, I always repartition and reformat my computer every after 2 or 3 month, just to make sure my unit run in perfectly good condition, I always make sure that my hard drive is partitioned at least 2, so I can save my important files and programs on another drive before I format the system drive.
@madhuvamsi (1185)
• India
17 Sep 09
I did not much remember that how many times I have reinstalled or formatted my pc. Once I did have lot of problem installing Windows Xp, the reason for that problem is that my HDD had bad sectors and I did not knew that. When I took the PC after not able to install Windows Xp successfully to my hardware person, he solved the problem in two problems. Just checked the status of Hard disk(HDD) and the disk is showing only half the sectors. The HDD was 80 gb and it is showing 30 gb only, so, I had to send the HDD for servicing and I was luck that it was in warranty. That was only time I had to install Windows Xp for atleast 10 times are so. I generally, keep a nice Internet security and good Anti virus, so, never had to format PC because of virus..
@bobsheep (18)
• China
30 Apr 09
I had installed it so many time,because I'd like to try new OS,like 2003 vista win7 ubuntu,red hat ... and I dislike to install two or more OS in my computer~ after I tried them,I'll reinstall xp again...
• India
16 Sep 09
I installed xp after every 25 to 30 days. Because i have trial version, doesnt want to use pirate version.
@pardhu8 (390)
• India
20 Jan 09
I don't remember the number,i'll do that whenever i got any problem which i cannot solve it.I reinstall it because it hardly takes less time to reinstall than search and find the solution for the problem.
• India
26 Feb 09
3 times I dont agree vista uses 15 times more. it uses abt 3 times more. only btu then it also gives u a different experiecene happy lottin and have a nice day
• India
20 Jan 09
4 to 5 times in a month but now i sorted out the problem I installed AVG updated virus definition file and it wiped out almost 2000 viruses from my PC. Most of the time PC crashes due to we always use administrator a/c and virus gets chance to edit our system files. now i m working on limited a/c and my antivirus is also updated and its working for me.
• United Arab Emirates
21 Jan 09
Hi, I'm not remember how many times I installed Windows XP on my PC . At the beginning of my learning on PC & Windows XP I'm re_installed the system XP for little reason , but after many years I'm faithing to keep my system along time . At this time - as I see - the first reason to re_installed the system are the viruses .
• China
20 Jan 09
It was in 2005 that I bought computer.From that time, I am using the windows XP.While just begining to use,often go wrong.So always ask the past master to help.So it is frequent to install XP,I can not nearly remember how many times there are.Now I have already learn to install the XP,It is very easy.but very troublesome at the same time.A lot of software needs re-install.so I have to back up the system.It will be easier like that.
• China
20 Jan 09
It was in 2005 that I bought computer.From that time, I am using the windows XP.While just begining to use,often go wrong.So always ask the past master to help.So it is frequent to install XP,I can not nearly remember how many times there are.Now I have already learn to install the XP,It is very easy.but very troublesome at the same time.A lot of software needs re-install.so I have to back up the system.It will be easier like that.
@ufocoder (72)
• Bangladesh
5 Feb 09
ha ha. Interesting topic. I've installed many many times! I can not count it. ha ha.. enjoy.. re-installing windows. :D
@my1341 (456)
• China
11 Mar 09
Oh, I don't remember the exact times. but I have installed windows xp on my pc for so many many times. I usually do that job becuase of system crash, virus or some non-fixable problems just like you. I seldome install a clean xp on my pc. I just back up my xp system into a restorable image with the application "ghost" which is well-known and powerful. When my system has got some serious problems which make me uncomfortable to use, I will restore my system from that image. I have done that many times. Very convenient to do so. You don't have to reinstall all the softwares and applications which you have ever used.