What is a clean install?
A clean install is an installation of an operating system on a hard drive which has been totally erased. Clean installs are used to put an operating system on a brand new computer, and to replace or totally upgrade an operating system on an older computer. While the process may sound a bit scary to people who are not comfortable with doing their own operating system installations, it’s actually relatively easy, and it can be vastly superior to an upgrade or installation on top of an existing operating system. There are a number of reasons to opt for a clean install of an operating system on an older computer. One of the first is viruses. By doing a clean install, the user can completely eliminate all viruses when the hard drive is wiped. Corrupted registry entries and other problems will be eliminated. Even if a computer doesn’t seem to have any specific problems, reinstalling the operating system can resolve issues like a computer running sluggishly, or crashing frequently. The main d
