If I'm reformatting my computer...

[Blue]

What do you recommend I do?
I've backed up anything important.
Should I get a program to backup my current drivers or just search for them manually.
Thanks :)

[Recursion]

If you want to spend AGES finding them then thats the best option, if your a lazy sod, back them up :P

[Wayne]

Back them up. :)

[Blue]

Looks like thats the plan then :)
Anything else I should do?

[Robbie]

Not really. Just double check everything's backed up right.

[Recursion]

Maybe make a list of programs to reinstall.

[scottish]

Yeh and if your like me get a screenie of the desktop, as i hate when i make a new computer / reformat and desktop looks nothing the same, so can't find anything :P

[Blue]

My desktop was a bit dead anyway :P
Is there a diference between quick partition and normal?

[scottish]

Quick partition? o.0 don't you mean quick format when you set NTFS/FAT32?

[Blue]

Yeah, thats the one :P
My memories dead aswell.
Is there any difference?

[scottish]

When you choose to run a regular format on a volume, files are removed from the volume that you are formatting and the hard disk is scanned for bad sectors. The scan for bad sectors is responsible for the majority of the time that it takes to format a volume.

If you choose the Quick format option, format removes files from the partition, but does not scan the disk for bad sectors. Only use this option if your hard disk has been previously formatted and you are sure that your hard disk is not damaged.

[Blue]

Ahh thanks for that +rep

[Recursion]

When you choose to run a regular format on a volume, files are removed from the volume that you are formatting and the hard disk is scanned for bad sectors. The scan for bad sectors is responsible for the majority of the time that it takes to format a volume.

If you choose the Quick format option, format removes files from the partition, but does not scan the disk for bad sectors. Only use this option if your hard disk has been previously formatted and you are sure that your hard disk is not damaged.

Thats not true.

Quick Format writes a few 0s to make it look as if the data has been deleted, Full format writes the drive full with 0s and NO 1s. This removes ALL data. Someones it will rewite the 0s up to 14 times on the disk

[scottish]

sue microsoft.com then.

[Blue]

Ahh well, i did the full one anyway :)
It feels nice to only have 25 processes running

[scottish]

I just started PC and have 72 lol

[Blue]

Good god! Even before I only had 52

[Recursion]

97 processes :eusa_whis

[Jordy]

97 processes :eusa_whis95 processes, damn you!

[Robbie]

66. Most of them are from programs that come prebundled with HP laptops. Even though I could have sworn I uninstalled them all.

[Rapidshare]

only 5...

[Robbie]

Applications or processes? :S

[Recursion]

Processes.

[scottish]

5 Processes is like next to impossible cause windows has the default ones and you got ones for the network so o.0

[Robbie]

5 Processes is like next to impossible cause windows has the default ones and you got ones for the network so o.0

Thats what I thought. Hence why I said "Applications or processes :S" lol