On Oct 25, 2004, at 1:33 PM, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
I was referring to problems that require a bit of esoteric knowledge about how
things work but not really a reinstallation of the entire system, i.e.:
I realize that...at the same time, I don't blame the techs working on Windows that end up reinstalling in lieu of other choices. It's trained. There are so many oddball interactions and cruft that builds up in the system that reinstalling fixes, it's a HUGE timesaver when troubleshooting systems compared to the preferred "what's making this happen?" investigative repairs. If you're fixing a client's computer it can really help on their bill too...2 hours of wipe/reinstall/driver hunting is better for most of them than 8 hours of googling, registry pruning, etc...especially if in the end you end up having to do the wipe/reinstall anyway.
Windows just encourages the wipe/reinstall method because of it's quirks and sloppy management tools and security. Usually it's the biggest timesaver to do that. Of course, it depends on the circumstances.
-Bart
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