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<b>Message ID:</b> 23664 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Wed Jan 31 18:53:23 GMT 2001 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas) <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [eqbards] RE: (OT) Tech problem, any suggestions? <br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1761349164">i like formatting myself.  i have a zipplus drive and can reinstall my OS,<br/>
EQ, all my programs etc. in a few hours.  i hate doing it but if i have to<br/>
i&#39;ll just reformat.<br/>
<br/>
Shada<br/>
<br/>
 <br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> &gt; I really shudder when I hear people recommend that you <br/>
&gt; reformat your drive <br/>
&gt; to install a new OS.  Sure, if the drive&#39;s data is totally <br/>
&gt; trashed, that may <br/>
&gt; be the way to go.  But if you would end up losing tons of data by <br/>
&gt; reformatting (and honestly, how many people actually have a <br/>
&gt; backup device <br/>
&gt; other than their floppy drives at home???) the easiest way to <br/>
&gt; do a fresh OS <br/>
&gt; install is just to rename the Windows and Program Files directories. </span></blockquote></div>