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Originally Posted by Stuart
Depends on your needs. As an IT Technician, my needs for software change quite regularly, and I only reformat the machine (usually) once a year, and tend to install software as and when I need it. I reformat twice or more on the odd occasion that I really need to. So, the amount of time I would save by switching to using images would be minimal at best. At worst, it would take me longer to generate all the images than it currently does to re-install what I need.
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well I could for all you know be creating an image whilst sitting here typing on a forum so time it takes to create is irrelevant as I do it when using the machine anyway. I am different to you in as much as I use the same software so the time I save is in all the installations and of course by keeping a incremental system image you save time on all updates unless you create a slipstreamed installation which would negate any time saved
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Originally Posted by Stephen
Why only once? I do a clean install at least once a year or if replacing hardware more often.
Many others would do the same. I back up all my files though but no need for a full image.
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only hardware that would force the need for a reinstall would be a total switch in chipset anything else is unlikely to require one
Many others take no backups system images save time in the ways previously mentions ie updates etc
I know full well that restoring a fully stable system image with everything I use takes a hell of a lot less time than installing windows installing drivers updating windows installing applications and so on but each to their own