About operating system Reload

The operating system needs to be reload

The first thing to figure out is, what does this mean by "reloading"? In fact, the so-called "reload" refers to reinstall the operating system, from the current situation, estimated that few ordinary users will have friends to choose Linux, Os/2, UNIX and other alternative operating systems, so we refer to the reinstall of the Windows operating system.

General installation of the operating system, often involves a new installation, upgrade installation, Windows installation, DOS installation, such as installation, the meaning of the various installation methods are as follows:

New Installation: Install an operating system outside the original operating system, which is what we often call multiple operating systems. If you still want to use your previous operating system, or if you're not so comfortable with a new version of Windows, but just want to try it out for a while, it's best to choose a "new Installation" approach. The advantage of this approach is high security, the original system will not be harmed, the common is Windows 98/2000, Windows 98/XP.

Upgrade installation: upgrades to the original operating system, such as upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows 2000 or Windows XP, the advantage of this approach is that the original program, data, settings will not change what happened, hardware compatibility issues are relatively small, the disadvantage of course is easy to restore difficult to upgrade.

Install under Windows: This is the simplest way to install, in the Windows desktop environment, insert the installation CD to run the installer, the advantage is that the interface is familiar and easy to operate.

DOS Install: This is the master to use the installation method, need to dark at the DOS prompt, so can master this installation method is generally a master. Typically, we only need to set up the CD-ROM in the BIOS and then boot the system with the Windows Installer, and the installer will run automatically, or you can perform the Setup.exe program manually in the Windows environment.

Tip: If you're reloading the system in DOS, back up and load the Smartdrv.exe (disk cache), or the installation will be surprisingly slow.

Since we are considering a reload system, it is natural that there is no upgrade installation, in general there are two scenarios:

Passive Reload

For a variety of reasons, such as user misoperation or the destruction of viruses, Trojan programs, the system of important files damaged caused by errors or even crash can not start, at this time it is natural to reload the system. In some cases, although the system is running normally, but not a regular occurrence of a mistake, instead of time-consuming effort to find, rather than reload.

Active re-installation

Some DIY enthusiasts who like to fiddle with the computer, even if the system is running normally, they will also regularly reload the system, the aim is to lose weight on the bloated system, while allowing the system to work in the best state.

Small suggestion: Whether it is active reload or passive reload, can be divided into cover-type reload and a new two kinds of reload, the former is in the original operating system on the basis of the reload, the advantage is to retain the original system settings, the shortcomings are unable to completely solve the problem of the system, after all, the symptoms are not the root cause The latter is the operating system of the partition to reformat, and sometimes for the sake of thoroughness, may also be repartition, on the basis of the reinstall of the operating system, is almost completely new installation, this kind of heavy loading method is more thorough, not only can solve the system in the central part of the error, And can completely kill a possible virus, strongly recommend the use of such a reload.

Preparation before system reload

System reinstall is a relatively large project, according to the author's experience, zoning, formatting, installation system, installation of the driver these links to calculate, at least 2-3 hours, if the system configuration a little bit, the time may be more. The following preparations are essential before reloading the system: