Did someone pull a fast one on me?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Well, that almost makes sense. "Almost, but not quite." courtesy of Shel Silverstein. :)

fj12ryder wrote:
Never have heard of Windows usage being an issue with the life of a drive.

It could be because off all of the Viruses that target Windows. You probably would not have that Problem with Windoze. Misspelling is intentional.

T bone wrote:
Thanks.. I had it worked on a while back and wasn't sure..it still didn't work well.I at least had the pleasure of tossing it out onto the concrete driveway,made me feel a little better..Then I stole the fans out of it for future use!!!

Note to self....... take fans out before throwing machine onto driveway.:B

Ah, I see now. I thought I had missed a post where he had stated why he didn't reinstall Windows. You're probably right.

But then again if I had to choose whether to reinstall Windows 8/8.1, I might choose Linux too. :)

fj12ryder wrote:
Either you're really good at reading between the lines, or I'm missing something entirely here. Where did sjholt post that he did not purchase or create the recovery disks? I've reread the whole thread and haven't come across that.

Just really curious if I missed a post.

Only reason I could think of not just to reinstall Windows after replacing disk, after all, it is a simple task, unless you don't have a source to reinstall from... then it gets more complex and may include spending more money. It comes from someone saying, no way I am spending $20 to get the recovery disks when it will only cost me a few dollars to make my own, but then they never actually make them.

(and I have been in computer customer service for ~35 years and seen this so many times it makes me wonder why someone would buy a computer and not have a way to reinstall when (not if but when) the disk fails)

Either you're really good at reading between the lines, or I'm missing something entirely here. Where did sjholt post that he did not purchase or create the recovery disks? I've reread the whole thread and haven't come across that.

Just really curious if I missed a post.

cleo43 wrote:

hawkeye-08 wrote:

sjholt wrote:
Just a note here. I have an HP computer here with a Seagate HD that went TU just after the 1 year warranty. It took Windows 8.1 with it.
I now run Linux Mint and won't go back to Windows.
Also this is the third Seagate HD that has crapped out on me.
I have WD HD's that are 12 years old and are still going.

So why not replace the drive with a non Seagate drive and reinstall Windows 8.1 unless you did not make or purchase the recovery disks... I understand now, carry on..

Maybe Windows do excessive Reads/Writes (Pagefiles, Recovery Points, Virus Scan ...) that shorten the life of hard drives. The viruses themselves, if not detected and eliminated , can also contribute to that.

sjholt was just pointing out that he did not purchase or create the recovery disks so when his hard drive crashed, he lost Windows 8.1 and decided to run Linux instead of purchasing the recovery disks. I don't know how many times he dropped his laptop or set it down hard or didn't clean the vents and it overheated, but I can tell you that Windows 8.1 was not the cause of his problem...

no he just wants to point out he's cool because he runs linux.

Never have heard of Windows usage being an issue with the life of a drive.

hawkeye-08 wrote:

sjholt wrote:
Just a note here. I have an HP computer here with a Seagate HD that went TU just after the 1 year warranty. It took Windows 8.1 with it.
I now run Linux Mint and won't go back to Windows.
Also this is the third Seagate HD that has crapped out on me.
I have WD HD's that are 12 years old and are still going.

So why not replace the drive with a non Seagate drive and reinstall Windows 8.1 unless you did not make or purchase the recovery disks... I understand now, carry on..

Maybe Windows do excessive Reads/Writes (Pagefiles, Recovery Points, Virus Scan ...) that shorten the life of hard drives. The viruses themselves, if not detected and eliminated , can also contribute to that.