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10-17-2003, 01:00 PM
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XP Install Date?
I was wondering if there was a way to find out when I first installed XP because I decided it's time to format and I want to know how long it's been.
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10-17-2003, 01:25 PM
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HOT ROD
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In the Windows folder you should have a "setuplog.txt" that was created upon the install and will have the date in it unless you have deleted the file.
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10-17-2003, 01:59 PM
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thanks
wow 1/1/2002 |
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10-17-2003, 02:43 PM
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there really is no reason to format when your running xp.
there is nothing to be gained with a format unless you just want to elimate a lot of programs that you will not be putting back on, there is nothing that xp cant take care of to cause a need to do a format. I would rather see you get a good book on xp and play with it to learn all the things you can do with it, and you will soon learn that format is a big waste of time. unless you like to do it for the fun of it |
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10-18-2003, 02:06 PM
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formatting is fun, its like a whole new computer especially if ur lil brother puts stupid stuff on there like gator and dumb progz
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10-18-2003, 02:13 PM
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I want to format for a few reasons, because I hear it's good keeping to do it every 6 months or so, I want to slipstream SP1 in to my disc, and I want to do all my registry tweaks and stuff over, but this time i'm going to document them.
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10-18-2003, 02:31 PM
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I agree... no need to format, especially an NT based system such as XP. Heck... I have servers out there that have been running 24/7 for 5 or 6 years and have never been wiped and run as good as the day they were setup.
If anything... do a virus scan/clean and spyware scan/clean, then possibly a repair install.
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