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Thread ID: 86423	2008-01-16 07:22:00	Job cost.	Cicero (40)	PC World Chat

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630723	2008-01-16 19:20:00	Sounds like he had spy ware or something. What you said happens when you try and install SP2 on XP, when the system is full of spyware. Or SP1 wasn't installed and he had something like Sasser. Robb had installed all S. PACKS,would it have stopped repeating if opened in safe mode?	Cicero (40)
630724	2008-01-16 19:25:00	Robb had installed all S. PACKS,would it have stopped repeating if opened in safe mode? Read my post #10 - it may have stopped restarting, but then how long to repair - my charge out rate is $80.00 +gst / hr on a customers PC yesterday it took 1 hour of solid work to clean the system from spyware / viruses and then a further 1 hour (approx) to do a repair install of the OS - and prob another 30 - 45 minutes today to update software and replace programs - how do you think I should Charge that ??? Edited: for to mention the 2 hours I had to wait that it took to copy the drive using Acronis on to another HD , so if it all turned to custard at least I had a back up of the original . PS: this PC is a work PC thats URGENT, wouldn't boot past post,as soon as it tried to start it would crash /reboot - If its not back today no one gets paid in the company, its the accounts PC - I collected the PC around 2 pm yesterday (talk about no pressure)	wainuitech (129)
630725	2008-01-16 19:26:00	Robb had installed all S. PACKS,would it have stopped repeating if opened in safe mode? It may have been something in startup that was causing it. It probably would stop in safe mode. Since nothing loads in safe mode. Besides whats needed to get into safe mode. It may have been easier to find the prob in safe mode. If it was a software prob.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
630726	2008-01-16 19:40:00	It may have been something in startup that was causing it . It probably would stop in safe mode . Since nothing loads in safe mode . Besides whats needed to get into safe mode . It may have been easier to find the prob in safe mode . If it was a software prob . The fact is Wainu,we don't know what was wrong,I wasn't suggesting he overcharged,just wondered what he would have thought if I had fixed,on occasion believe it or not I have fixed Friends computers . Thanks Speed,I will attempt to remember that .	Cicero (40)
630727	2008-01-16 19:58:00	The fact is Wainu,we don't know what was wrong,I wasn't suggesting he overcharged,just wondered what he would have thought if I had fixed,on occasion believe it or not I have fixed Friends computers. Thanks Speed,I will attempt to remember that. Nothing wrong with helping to fix friend s Computers - good on ya!:thumbs: But like here really - just think the hours taken sometimes to help someone get their PC sorted - maybe we should put a little timer and say - look how much you saved :D ;)	wainuitech (129)
630728	2008-01-16 20:11:00	Nothing wrong with helping to fix friend s Computers - good on ya!:thumbs: But like here really - just think the hours taken sometimes to help someone get their PC sorted - maybe we should put a little timer and say - look how much you saved :D ;) So true whai,none of us like to pay mates,always hope for a freebie,wouldn't you say? And the richer the more so.	Cicero (40)
630729	2008-01-16 21:02:00	Average charge rate for lots of places is $80.00 per hour Guess that makes me way below average. And I always detail whats been done on my invoices. As for the restarting, ALWAYS make sure Automatically Restart is unticked in Control Panel, System, Advanced, Startup and Recovery, Settings. That way you get to see whatever STOP error its trying to give. Quite likely just a software problem though.	pctek (84)
630730	2008-01-16 21:29:00	Guess that makes me way below average. And I always detail whats been done on my invoices. As for the restarting, ALWAYS make sure Automatically Restart is unticked in Control Panel, System, Advanced, Startup and Recovery, Settings. That way you get to see whatever STOP error its trying to give. Quite likely just a software problem though. Noted and thanks PC,I"ll be ready next time,when of course it will an entirely different problem.	Cicero (40)
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