How much do you charge for a reinstall of windows?

[slightlyhuman]

basic reinstall of windows xp pro for someone you don't know?

just windows, virus/malware/spyware progs and windows updates?

 

[jmcoreymv]

When I worked at Best Buy, it was 60 bucks + 30 maybe if the drivers were going to be a PITA to find.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
When I worked at Best Buy, it was 60 bucks + 30 maybe if the drivers were going to be a PITA to find.

Easy money. -_-

 

[amddude]

$60

 

[Ktulu]

Are you using a freshly purchased copy of windows, or the OEM disk their computer came with?

 

[slightlyhuman]

man, i was thinking my charge of $75 was low? guess not.

 

[clamum]

I'd do it for free but would accept $20.

 

[slightlyhuman]

Originally posted by: Ktulu
Are you using a freshly purchased copy of windows, or the OEM disk their computer came with?

oem

 

[slightlyhuman]

Originally posted by: clamum
I'd do it for free but would accept $20.

sure if i was out of college and had a good paying job. college plus living on own = no free work except for close family members.

 

[MX2]

$20 as long as they provide the OS disk. If they want backup of the data currently installed the price goes up accordingly.

 

[olds]

$0

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
$0

Exactly, I don't do it.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Charge about $20/hr when I do this stuff, usually takes about 4 hours for everything, including windows updates, drivers, and data backups.

 

[Spikesoldier]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
$0

Exactly, I don't do it.

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: Spikesoldier

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
$0

Exactly, I don't do it.

 

[Miramonti]

And how much do you charge when they run windows update for the first time, download 60+ updates, only to not have it boot to windows afterwards?

 

[FoBoT]

i wouldn't do it (getting stuck for life giving free support for every little problem including viruses and spyware sucks)


but YOU should charge $99

 

[cubby1223]

$60 if it's just an installation, double that if they want data transfered from their old installation onto the new.

 

[Captante]

$100 including all available Windows updates & Firewall/AV installation.

 

[imported_Rat]

$60/hr

 

[Goosemaster]

$150 but I don't do it too often.


I nisntall windows, a bunch of OOS like OO and the like + AV/virewall

 

[Kelemvor]

I charged someone $150 the other day. But they had an old drive I had to use a recovery progrma on to get data off, then installed a new HDD, then get WIndows up, etc.

 

[daveshel]

$80

 

[Drakkon]

is it for a female? if so a 12 pack of beer and a BJ
if not then a 24 pack of beer and $40

 

[lightpants]

$125 for windows install/ updates anti virus/anti spyware and ghost image.

After that $60 to ghost the machine every time they screw it up looking at pron.
It is funny to me that I have clients that will pay $60 every few months so they can surf the adult sites. It is like the masturbation tax.

I :heart: pron, it makes me easy money.