Why Reboot?
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Saved by 28 people (-9 private), first by anonymouse user on 2006-04-29
- Yoyojaw on 2008-03-20 - Tags Software , computer , free , security_system , tools , utilities , windows
- Juicecrandall on 2007-04-15 - Tags coffee , computers/internet , spurl.netbookmarks , tools
- Markcheetham on 2006-11-23 - Tags software , system , windows
- Sharjeelsayed on 2006-11-09 - Tags reboot , windows , software , utilities , freeware , free , installation
- Tsangal on 2006-10-23 - Tags imported:del.icio.us , sysadmin , windows
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WhyReboot is a small (~60KB) Windows application that displays a list of pending file operations that will occur after rebooting your computer.
We hope this helps you determine the extent of any post-reboot changes made by an installer.
Why should you have to reboot your Windows-based computer so many times when installing software?
Well, I've always wondered why any particular installation should require a reboot. In some cases, I've suspected that the reboot is not really necessary, but is done as a precautionary measure (or due to sheer laziness or outright incompetence) by the author of the install script. (My experience as a software developer confirms the prevalence of this sort of thing.) Further research only confirms this.
Highlighted by paulfauth
Do you REALLY need to reboot your computer?
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Public Comment
on 2006-07-31 by ziller
on 2006-10-23 by tsangal