Why I post this here:

Well it seems stupid windows is giving me trouble. As are my computer fans as mentioned in this blog entry http://mlpforums.com/blog/2269/entry-14827-formatting-computer/

The frusteration of dealing with it is unreal. The operating system giving me trouble on one end, and my hardware on the other. Though I will likely replace one of my computer fans (the Blue LED one) before dealing with the OS issues.

Some may be wondering my reasons for posting this, is simply to get it out there, inform my dear friends friends of the poniverse should anything somehow go horribly wrong (to which, heres hoping and praying it will all go smoothly and perfectly!). And naturally of course, to vent a bit about it. I do not really have anyone to talk to about such issues, so I am hoping I can find at least some helpful audience here. I unerstand it is a particularly lengthy post, one that is roughly about 4000 characters. But I sincerily hope that you take the effort to read through this. To make it easier I have categorized major issues with larger text in a headline style.

Problems with Windows 7:

After using that windows backup service, or at least I beleived that is my perpatrator, my computer is ocassionally giving me trouble saying that my version of windows is not "verified" and that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. More so since its been verified and geniune since I got my PC (brand new). I do not recommend the "backup and restore" service that comes with windows. The "System image" backup it has is utterly useless. It is essentially a glorified backup of files that you designate to be backed up. Its like your copying files, but in a way that only the windows backup service can use. Then when you restore it, it restores all of those files you chose. Thats it. Its a glorified copy/paste. One that apparently does not work for the entire hard drive (I believe where the OS folders got involved, it just screwed up the whole thing; despite the fact that those files could not be copied).

Continuation of computer fan problems:

Unfortunately those problems have only gotten worse since my previous blog post about them. The back blue LED fan has only gotten worse, and is in fact the worst off of my fans. I wish I could share with you how bad it sounds, unfortnately I do not have the means. But believe me when I say, its strongly disgruntling to hear a fan collide with its framework/wire at up to 1200 rpm, in which, it is actually bad enough that It cannot even reach full rotation speed! To a point where you can actually differentiate the blades as it spins! (short and simple I mean its slowed SUBSTANTIALLY!)

However that Is just the tip of the iceburg, as 3 other of my fans also started having issues, thankfully not to the point of that one blue LED fan. Its just at a poitn where you can hear them whirring (the front panel fans). The top panel however ... well one of those not only whirrs, but twice it has made a grinding sound. I dont think I need to tell you how bad that would be for a FAN.

Then there is the issue that I have only recently begin to notice for my liquid cooling system. I never put much thought into it, especially upon startup, But I have grown to realize that it is particularly loud upon startup. In such a manner that I do not think its normal, though I believe its been like that for a while (a few months at least.) But thinking back, I think I can recall a time when it never made such sounds. So i believe replacing that may also be necesasry (much to my discontent.)

Naturally I also begin to think of my video card fan, which can also be particularly loud ... I dont think those are exactly interchangable, and even if it was, how would one even go about replacing that fan? Let alone for a lesser known, less mainstream video card (I believe that anyways since I cannot find an identical model online).

What needs to be backed up before the Format:

Naturally this goes for personal files, something I know we can all be paranoid about if we have them all (After all where would we be without our archives of pony music and wallpapers/fanart?), and in my case also my comics (which I beleive I have all backed up). But here is where things get tricky and most devastating. Game saves/data/worlds without cloud support. I play starbound, terraria, fable 3 (though not anymore naturally; more so that Games for Windows Live has died, and with no steamworks integration/storepage). But the biggest of my issues being my X Universe series of games (google it, for a concrete title one is called X3: Albion Prelude; X3: Terran Conflict, X3: Reunion).

I am going to ask for some feedback on that actually. I need some one to help chip in to a checklist of things to make sure I have backed up before the format. There may be something I am missing that is invaluable, but overlooked. Such as how on earth I am going to deal with Microsoft Office 2013

If you have any advice or suggestions (something feasible and real, not a joke like "Should have gotten linux/mac") Please feel free to post it, no matter how minor or trivial you may think it is, it may be helpful/useful.