[quote=@Sedjwick]
Before I switched to Linux, I was at the point where I had to actually reinstall Windows every one or two years.  It was infuriating.
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Granddad had the same problem a few years ago. Turns out Win wasn't at fault, the hard drive was busted from the factory. Somehow that man managed to go through three laptops before we got one that would endure.