Operating System Installation

This flat fee is charged when we install an operating system such as Microsoft Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows Vista or McIntosh OS X. OS X installations are $40, Windows installations are $60.

An operating system install will need to be done, when a machine is not bootable anymore after a severe hardware failure, severe software corruption/malfunction or severe malware/spyware/virus infections. Most of the time, this installation fee is charged in addition to a system diagnostic fee ($30), and with that the hardware that needed to be replaced in order to fix a particular problem.

Most severe hardware failures that require us to re-install an operating system are related to defective hard drives. Hence, the hard drive installation fee will be charged in addition to the hard drive cost.

When we install an operating system, we will install all device drivers if they can be obtained easily from the appropriate manufacturers web sites or our extensive driver library. Device drivers are the devices needed to make all parts of a computer work with the operating system. E.g., a device driver for sound will need to be installed in order to make the sound work, or a device driver for video will need to be installed in order to be able to display video correctly with all colours.

For us to proceed with Windows Installations, we will need your disk(s) and license. Most Windows XP installations will come on computers that have a Windows xp sticker on the side or rear of the case. We can install operating systems without your disks in those cases.

If an operating system is not available or cannot be located, a license and disks can be purchased. Here are the costs.

There is no warranties or guarantees on operating system installations.