[Console-hater]

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Recovery, Reset, Restore all to fight the Rot. We all know about "Windows rot," where the operating system slowly degenerates to a slow, sluggish state after numerous installs, uninstalls, and other things that a system accumulates over time.

Source.

Inb4 bashing comments about format. This is life saver for those are non-techies.

 

[ablearcher]

Nice

I just reimages from my RIS server, but that's still nice

 

[Hickeydog]

That looks like a great idea. I'm so going to trash an install of Windows 8 once the beta comes out.

 

[[Adz]]

Sweet. Might save me time one day.

 

[nathris]

No, its the 4 Rs:

Recovery, Reset, Restore, and Windows

That reset option, implemented right, might be nice. Instead of doing a full reinstall you could just remove all of the crap and go right to vanilla Windows.

 

[savagebunny]

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Originally Posted by nathris No, its the 4 Rs: Recovery, Reset, Restore, and Windows That reset option, implemented right, might be nice. Instead of doing a full reinstall you could just remove all of the crap and go right to vanilla Windows.

I would also be interested of how M$ is going to approach this idea and how it will go back to vanilla Windows.

Restore is a given, I don't even use System Restore anymore

 

[Vlasov_581]

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Originally Posted by nathris No, its the 4 Rs: Recovery, Reset, Restore, and Remove That reset option, implemented right, might be nice. Instead of doing a full reinstall you could just remove all of the crap and go right to vanilla Windows.

fixed

 

[Starbuck5000]

IIRC If you press F8 just before windows boots you have the option to "reinstall" windows. I noticed it the other day when someone was having trouble with a PC at work

 

[.:hybrid:.]

actually, windows 7 hasn't slowed down at all for me, much better then xp, glad to see they are still working on it though.

 

[serge2k]

I prefer the 1F method.

or the Don't install garbage method. works fine too.

The app store idea might make me cling to windows 7 for as long as I can though. Just don't like it.

 

[MAD_J]

I bet pirates will like all the RRRs in the new windows when they torrent it.

 

[nugget]

So where vista and 7 just puts stuff into a .old folder this actually puts it into the appropriate spots, looks like it will save a bit of time.

 

[KingCuddles]

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Originally Posted by MAD_J I bet pirates will like all the RRRs in the new windows when they torrent it.

Indeed I will.

Unless I use my MSDN account

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I think this will only work if it is idiot proof, because I suspect that mostly only none technically minded people will use it, I know I will still just do a blank install ever 5-6 months.

 

[Brutuz]

And people say Linux is catching up to Windows...

One way to fix this MS, ditch the registry.

 

[ENTERPRISE]

looks like an interesting concept...I doubt I would use it much..I keep my system working fairly smoothly as it is.

 

[neurolysis]

Another classic example of Microsoft trying to mask flaws by putting the equivalent of a band-aid on a problem instead of being preventative and tackling the root causes of the flaw.

 

[SupaSupra]

Lol, talking about Windows 8 already?

 

[neurolysis]

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Originally Posted by SupaSupra Lol, talking about Windows 8 already?

Sadly, yes. Microsoft's implied product longevity is more like a brick wall than a lifespan.

 

[HowHardCanItBe]

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Originally Posted by neurolysis Another classic example of Microsoft trying to mask flaws by putting the equivalent of a band-aid on a problem instead of being preventative and tackling the root causes of the flaw.

And...what flaw would that be

 

[neurolysis]

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Originally Posted by 5entinel And...what flaw would that be

The flaw is that their system is built in such a way that there is systematic performance degredation after 6mo or so just because of the way the OS works.