http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/operating.system Questions tagged with 'operating.system' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:07:23 -0800 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:07:23 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/52040/Admitting%2DDefeat My computer problems are resisting every corrective measure. Tomorrow, I shall nuke the bastard from orbit, reinstall XP, and start over fresh. Tomorrow, I'm shaking the etch-a-sketch and installing XP anew. So I ask you, my dear Mefites, what steps do you first take with a new OS? If you had a blank hard drive by tomorrow night, how would you proceed to keep her running stable and clean? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.52040 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:07:23 -0800 computer operating.system WindowsXP EatTheWeak