If you're running Windows, you get used to the idea of having to re-install everything from the ground up every few years. It takes a lot of time, and keeping track of what you have on board, but the "clean" system always runs better and longer.
I have my applications/system and data on two separate drives. I've also worked things out so my mail is stored on my data drive and is backed up with the rest of it. There's also a file where I store a copy of my browser bookmarks. I don't have a lot of customized application preferences to worry about. It's all the little drivers and odds and ends that are the pain in the ass on a rebuild.
When I got a new computer a few years ago, I upgraded it to Windows 7 immediately since I knew eventually most applications would be looking for it, and better then than later.
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- Anyone have any experience with an OS for PCs besides Linux or MS?