labor rates

THE FOLLOWING SERVICES CAN BE CHARGED AT :

$40 for the first hour, in person, at your place.... Then just $10 an hour thereafter. (I will come to your place and diagnose the problems and give you suggestions for free, however.... gas is expensive, so all I ask is $8.00 (to cover the cost of gas), if you decide you dont want me to fix your PC. Thats not much to ask is it?)

The $8.00 fee will be waived if you decide to have me do the job.

$15/Hour remote service. (Remote service is done over the internet and billed through paypal only)

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Services I provide :

TYPICAL SERVICES LISTED :

1)REMOVAL OF SPY/MALWARE AND VIRUS SCAN

2)NETWORKING SETUP......HOME OR SMALL OFFICE

3)REMOVAL OF UNEEDED APPS AND UTILITIES

4)TUNE WINDOWS ALONE (chkdsk and defrag)

5)REMOVAL OF STARTUPS NOT NEEDED

6)INSTALLATION OF SERVICE PACKS

7)COPY EXISTING DATA TO YOUR NEW COMPUTER (INCLUDING : DATA FILES, BOOK MARKS, ADDRESS BOOK, ETC) (BACKUP/RESTORE/TRANSFER)

7)GHOST THE ENTIRE HARD DRIVE TO THE SAME COMPUTER/DIFFERENT HARD DRIVE

8)DATA RECOVERY (ITEMS DELETED FROM HARD DRIVE OR CERTAIN MINOR DAMAGES ON HARD DRIVE---DRIVE MUST BE CAPABLE OF SPINNING UP AND BE DETECTED BY BIOS) (TYPICALLY PERFORMED AS A CARRY IN AT MY OFFICE)

9)COMPUTER USE TUTORING OR SETUP OF A NEW COMPUTER AND SHOWING YOU THE BASIC ORIENTATION AND SETUP OF YOUR INTERNET ACCESS AND PRINTER

10)SYSTEM RECOVERY (WHEN WINDOWS WILL NOT START, INCLUDING MASTER BOOT RECORD PROBLEMS)

11)COMPLEX PARTITIONING (MULTIPLE PARTITIONING, ANY SIZE FOR ANY OPERATING SYSTEM OR ANY FILE SYSTEM-FAT, NTFS OR LINUX/OTHERS)(TYPICALLY PERFORMED AS A CARRY IN AT MY OFFICE)

12)SETUP OF SECURITY

13)REMOTE PC INSTALL

14)WIRELESS NETWORK

15)ANY OTHER TYPE OF DESKTOP/LAPTOP REPAIR

Some Areas of expertise :

1)Backup an "image" of your hard drive / restore, the methods and how to use them.

2)Move the contents of your old hard drive, in one PC, to a new hard drive in a different PC, without format and clean install (Universal Restore of dissimilar Hardware).

3)Clone your hard drive (transfer the contents of your hard drive to another hard drive instantly).

4)Go Physical to Virtual with your hard drive (put a virtual copy of your operating system from one Pc onto ANOTHER PC's desktop).

5)Data Recovery from Damaged Operating Systems and from USB devices, We use a recue disk when windows can not be accessed.

6)Transfer of files from one pc to another, backup and transfer of drivers from one pc to another.

7)How to handle when you can not get online or send/recieve emails ,

8)DVR (Digital Video Recorder) and security cam setup (LOOK AT YOUR HOME CAM FROM WORK OR VISE VERSA).

9)Remote PC access from anywhere (access your home or work pc from anywhere).

10)Your own personal or business webcam, on your website.

11)VOIP (voice over IP, as in "Magic Jack", for example).

RENT A TECH SERVICES ARE A LOW $125.00 FOR A FULL 8 HOUR DAY !

RENT - A - TECH SERVICES...PLEASE READ MORE HERE

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY

AHEAD ARE EXPLAINATIONS ABOUT WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALLS AND CERTAIN WARRANTIES. IF THE CUSTOMER CHOOSES TO INSTALL WINDOWS CLEAN (NEW INSTALL AFTER A FORMAT) OR REINSTALL WINDOWS (THROUGH A PROCEEDURE PROVIDED BY WINDOWS THAT RETAINS MOST OF THE SOFTWARE AND PROGRAMS THAT HAD BEEN ON THE SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY) DUE TO SOME UNIQUE OR SEVERE PROBLEMS, A COMPLETE HARDWARE ANALYSIS OF ALL THE HARDWARE ON THE PC IS RECOMENDED, ESPECIALLY THE HARD DRIVE. IT HAS TO BE NOTED THAT SOME PROBLEMS LIKE FREEZING, AND OTHERS, CAN BE CAUSED BY HARDWARE MALFUNCTIONS. HARDWARE ANALYSIS AND FEES ARE EXPLAINED ON THIS PAGE. ALSO, IF A REINSTALL OF WINDOWS IS DESIRED, A COMPLETE MALICIOUS SOFTWARE SCAN AND REMOVAL IS RECOMMENDED PRIOR TO THE REINSTALL.
NEW INSTALL OR REINSTALLATION OF WINDOWS INCLUDING INSTALLING ALL DRIVERS, SETUP OF INTERNET PROVIDER AND 1 PRINTER DRIVER :STARTS AT $100.00 (SEPARATE FROM ANY OTHER SERVICE LISTED) (ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE/HARDWARE INSTALLS, NETWORK SETTINGS, PERSONAL SETTINGS AND OTHER CONFIGURATIONS AND SETTINGS ARE EXTRA), (SERVICE PACK AND SECURITY UPDATES ARE EXTRA.

NEW INSTALL OR REINSTALLATION OF WINDOWS INCLUDING INSTALLING SERVICE PACKS AND ALL SECURITY UPDATES, ALL DRIVERS, SETUP OF INTERNET PROVIDER AND PRINTER DRIVER :STARTS AT $140.00 (SEPARATE FROM ANY OTHER SERVICE LISTED) (ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE/HARDWARE INSTALLS, NETWORK SETTINGS, PERSONAL SETTINGS AND OTHER CONFIGURATIONS AND SETTINGS ARE EXTRA)

IF REINSTALLATION OF WINDOWS IS DESIRED, RATHER THAN A (NEW) CLEAN INSTALL (AFTER FORMAT), THE INSTALLATION WILL NOT BE WARRENTIED. IF A CLEAN INSTALL AFTER FORMAT IS DESIRED, THE INSTALLATION (BUT NOT THE PC'S HARDWARE) WILL BE WARRANTIED FOR A PERIOD OF 3 DAYS AFTER THE CUSTOMERS COMPUTER HAS BEEN SERVICED. PLEASE READ THE NEXT STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. THESE DETAILS ARE COVERED IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS WEBSITE WHERE WARRANTIES ARE EXPLAINED .

SOME INFO ON WARRANTIES :

ADVANCEDCCC WILL GIVE A WARRANTY THAT INCLUDES A FREE FORMAT AND REINSTALL OF THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM USING THE COA FROM THE CUSTOMER. IN OTHER WORDS, THE CUSTOMER MUST PROVIDE A LEGAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FOR THE OPERATING SYSTEM TO SHOW ITS A LEGAL COPY. A LOT OF CASES OF FREEZING AND OTHER SEVERE PROBLEMS CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED IN THIS MANNER. THIS FORMAT AND REINSTALL ONLY COVERS BASIC REINSTALL OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM, ALL SYSTEM DRIVERS, ONE PRINTER DRIVER, AND MAKING SURE THE COMPUTER IS ABLE TO GET ONLINE. ALL ELSE IS THE CUSTOMERS RESPONSIBILITY (SUCH AS SERVICE PACKS, NETWORK SETTINGS, PERSONAL SETTINGS, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PROGRAMS AND UTILITIES) . IF THIS FREE PROCEEDURE IS DONE AT A DIFFERENT TIME FROM THE ORIGINAL SERVICE WORK, WHICH WAS PERFORMED AT THE CUSTOMERS HOME, THE COMPUTER MUST BE DELIVERED OR SENT TO ADVANCEDCCC'S SHOP, AT THE CUSTOMERS EXPENCE. THIS FREE OFFER IS GOOD ONLY FOR A PERIOD OF 3 DAYS AFTER THE CUSTOMERS COMPUTER HAS BEEN SERVICED.

ALSO, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING :

IN A PROCEEDURE SUCH AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WHERE A CUSTOMER HAS NOT PURCHASED THIER PC FROM ADVANCEDCCC , YOUR HARDWARE IS NOT COVERED IN ANY MANNER BY ADVANCEDCCC, EVEN IF ADVANCEDCCC DOES BASIC HARDWARE TROUBLESHOOTING OR DIAGNOSTICS AND CHARGES FOR THE RESULTS OF THESE DIAGNOSTICS. IN OTHER WORDS, IF SOFTWARE ANALYSIS / REPAIRS AND HARDWARE TROUBLESHOOTING OR DIAGNOSTICS ARE PERFORMED AND THE COMPUTER STILL EXHIBITS PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM INTERMITTENT OR OTHERWISE UNRESOLVED HARDWARE PROBLEMS, THE CUSTOMER IS STILL RESPONSIBLE, IN COST, FOR THE TIME IT TOOK TO DO THE SOFTWARE / TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES.THE CUSTOMER IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS INVOLVED FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACMENT OF BAD HARDWARE FOUND, IF THE CUSTOMER DECIDES TO HAVE SUCH HARDWARE REPAIRED BY ADVANCEDCCC.

HARDWARE ANALYSIS :

THERE ARE 3 TIERS OF ANALYSIS. THE FIRST TIER IS A BRIEF ANALYSIS WHICH COSTS $75.00 AND LOOKS BRIEFLY AT THE CONDITION OF YOUR HARD DRIVE AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE PC BY CERTAIN METHODS, SOME EMPLOYING THE RUNNING OF DIAGNOSTIC UTILITIES AND PROGRAMS.

THE OTHER 2 TIERS HAVE FEES OF $120.00 ( FOR #2 TIER) AND $170.00 ( FOR # 3 TIER). THESE LEVELS OF ANALYSIS ARE MORE COMPLEX AND TAKE MORE TIME.

AS STATED ABOVE, IF THE CUSTOMER HAS NOT PURCHASED THEIR PC FROM ADVANCEDCCC, THE HARDWARE IS NOT WARRANTIED.

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