yep. These guys charge $150 for a wipe & reload, even if you've got your documents backed up:
http://www.wordprosys.com/ Dan On Dec 9, 2008, at 10:42 PM, Robert Citek wrote: The flip side is to say that a virus removal service could be a lucrative revenue stream for ByteWorks. Regards, - Robert On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 10:36 PM, nneff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I received a call today from a former EAC graduate who asked about > Byteworks doing virus removal. > > They had signed up for Internet access, and due to the inadequate > support for Linux from ISPs, they just loaded Windows on the machine. > > Naturally, Child + Windows + No Virus Software = Virus > > She asked if we did virus removal, and I said "not really". > I tried explaining that since her Internet access was already set up, > that we could wipe the computer and put Debian or Ubuntu back on her > machine, and that she'd probably be able to just plug it in and go. > She said she knew a friend that did virus removal, and that she'd go > that route. > > I wonder if we would get less of these stories if we would hand out a > pretty / colorful flier with our offer to help install Internet > access. > The flier could also at least warn parents about using the Internet > w/o some form of antivirus. > > Any ideas for this? I put an entry on the wiki for this proposition > here: http://wiki.bworks.org/volunteer_opportunities#internet_setup_flyer > > I'll update the wiki with anyone else's ideas. > > Thanks, > --Nate ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
