A time saver also is to make an XP SP2 slip streamed CD so you don't have to install SP2, its installed when you install the OS. Two hours for each PC seems reasonable as long as they are not ancient.
James
----- Original Message -----
From: Sean Houston
To: NT System Admin Issues
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Time estimate needed
I think that's a fair estimate and probably a good basis to charge for a flat
fixed cost. If it takes a little over you eat the time, if it takes less you
still get the full pay. I would tell them 2 hours if all of the machines are
identical and probably 4 hours if they are all different.
I think it would depend a lot on the specs of the PC, but it could take
anywhere from an hour to several hours to complete that. However, if you are
able to clone them additional ones will only take 10 - 20 minutes to copy and
change SIDs. Then however long to clean them & run diagnostics.
If they are all different machines it will be significantly more time
consuming. If they are all good machines it shouldn't take too long, but if
some of them are very slow it could take a while. Either way you have to do
everything 7 times, preferably all setup at the same time.
Other things to consider...
a.. do they want just SP2 or do they need SP3? Will you need to do all the
windows updates after installing SP2?
b.. If they do have licensing keys for Windows and Office how many times
have they been activated? You may need to call microsoft to activate every
copy of windows and office on every laptop.
c.. Is the AVG the full or free version? If it is the free version it's a
violation of licensing. If it's the full you need the licensing info.
Just my thoughts on it, hope it helps!
Thanks,
Sean Houston
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Jeff Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
engineers formula: Best educated guess; double that; take to next time
increment = actual time to complete.
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:26 AM, John Aldrich
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hey, guys… I have a potential customer with 7 laptops he wants rebuilt.
Here’s what he wants:
1 Format Hard Drive [can be done at the same time as #2]
2 Install Win Xp with Service Pack 2
3 Microsoft Office Package [already advised he needs to provide install
media and keys]
4 AVG Virus Software (Free Lifetime Updates)
5 Adobe Acrobat (Not sure if he wants Acrobat [non-free] or Adobe Reader
[free])
6 Laptop Cleaning of the keyboard, screen and other case.
7 Diagnostics of the entire system after to check hard, cdsrom, floppy,
etc.
I figure I can install Windows, Adobe Reader (unless he wants full
acrobat, in which case for licensing purposes, I'll have to install it on each
one separately) and such then create an image of the hard drive and install
that image on the rest. I don't want to overcharge, but I don't want to
short-change myself either.
My thought was about 2 hours per laptop if I image it, maybe 3 hours if I
have to install on each one individually. How long would you expect it would
take (actual "hands on the keyboard" time) to do this?
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