I reinstall once a month on average. Sometimes more, sometime less.
- How do I know how much better performance I would get with reinstall? Fresh systems almost always perform better on most ocassions.
- How often do you reinstall your Operating system, if ever?? I reinstall once a month on average. Sometimes more, sometime less. Just think, the more you do it, the better you will be at it, the more problems you run into the better you will be able to fix them.
- Is there an easy tutorial somewhere if I wanted to do this myself? XP Clean Install http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,369-...d,4/video.html
Or create an image
- Is there a system test to see how my OS stacks up versus a fresh install? If you had a VMWARE image running you could possibly do this.
- Am I simply looking for trouble or should I just leave my system alone? Go ahead and clean it, its probably past due and Im sure you will notice a difference. Over time "things" happen, you install programs, programs you dont need, etc, driver issues, 1000's of things can happen. So go ahead. We are here to help if you run into trouble.