Or SP3 :-)
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:49 AM, James Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > *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... > > - do they want just SP2 or do they need SP3? Will you need to do all > the windows updates after installing SP2? > - 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. > - 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? >>> >>> >>> >>> [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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