Re-installing windows on SSD?!?

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If i want to re-install windows on my SSD, i should just uninstall all programs on the SSD, and install windows in a different directory? theres no need to re-format or anything...

my windows is just playing up atm, sometimes the DVD-RW wont show up, sometimes it doesnt shutdown cleanly... not sure what i've done so i just want a fresh start.

 

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It's recommended that you Secure Erase your SSD prior to re-installing Windows.

hi shoot1st, thx for fast reply!

i also read that with SSDs that have TRIM command its not necessary to wipe, all i have to do is remove partition and let windows make another one? is this true?

i should have mentioned in the orig post that i had a Intel drive with trim.

 

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Why is this?

from what i read it makes every block in the SSD, 'free' so in the future when you decide to write to the block its already 'free' and better performance. Not sure if we need to do this if we have TRIM enabled SSDs