I almost don't freak out with my computer anymore. I had a laptop (a really crummy one, the battery didn't even work. Heck, the Hard-Drive was only 18GB xP).
Anyway, I had to format that one at least 4 times in 2 years, then the graphic board went bust. I tried to turn it on once and the only thing I saw was these vertical stripes all over the screen.
Now I have a 2nd hand laptop (I don't mind, it works lol) which was formated once in less than an year. When it gets slow, I patiently wait for it to work (ok, maybe not THAT patiently...
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The only time I freaked out was when I got 2 Blue Screens of Death in a row.