By the time you talk biannually then at that point there would also be hardware issues like new motherboards to prompt a clean install. Note that my workstations, not connected to the internet, or subject to constant program installs, will run as fresh in a few years when it's replaced as it did on day 1.
>> I keep hearing that advice as a method to make sure you have a virus free > environment. Windows may be stable enough to run but it isn't secure enough > to run for years. I tend to reinstall biannually due to the system > degradation. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************