My new strategy for keeping my computer alive

I've got a new foolproof way of keeping my computer alive - so that it NEVER EVER comes to a grinding halt!

1.
Start with a clean install - no viruses, no program, no nothing else
Keep a backup of this

2.
Install necessary programs
Keep a backup of this

3.
Keep ALL data in a separate drive - AND be VERY VERY religious about doing this!
Never store data on my c drive

4.
Every month - just reinstall everything from step 2
Allow windows to make updates BEFORE doing anything + make an incremental backup immediately

5.
If I need to install a new program - I got back to step 2, install new program and then make an incremental backup

6.
If absolutely necessary... go back to step 1

I have acronis image home

Is my plan bullet proof?

I'm the most careful user in the world!! I am sooo careul about not installing anything malicious or anything else
STILL... I have found my (originally super fast) laptop come to a grinding halt and a painful experience to use
Antivirus free as

Or is there a better way to do things!?
What does the rest of the world do? I mean: what do the rest of expert IT users do who know what they're doing do?

Thanks!


OM

 

my machine is a laptop - i assume u r referring to a pc?

what u suggest means a lot of overkill and doing work that may not be needed (or maybe that should be WILL be needed!)
i think it's the same amount of overkill as what i have suggested for my solution

a lot of time wasted to stop D day ever coming

honestly: i'm thinking of moving to the other side of the grass - mac world
i've had a mac before and just didn't like it

i hate those mac people - they (allegedly) have no idea of what pain feels like - losing a pc or laptop because its died
yes: i do know of people whos hard drive have crashed and they've had to reinstall everything - but that's only a few
the rest of them live years with their machines

 

thanks for the replies guys
the law of dropped buttered toast is that it WILL land on the buttered side?

did u know of a 'student' 5 second rule as well?
it goes something like this: u can still eat something u dropped on the floor as long as u pick it up in 5 seconds - as it won't get dirty in that time
(a student rule - because most are poor and impoverished)
lol