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entwisi · 05-12-2005, 13:15

Realisitically a full rebuild is looking at 2-3 hours minimum for someone who knows what they are doing. then you have to reinstall all installed programs and any data you backed up before you started. You also need to make sure you have all the drivers and tools to reinstall before you start or you can end up in a right pickle.

Personally I wouldn't recommend a newbie doing a full rebuild as it can be quite daunting and if you forget to do certain things then you can end up back at square 1. (e.g. if you 'forget' to install all your AV and firewalls before you go online it takes on average 25 SECONDS for a windows XP pc to become infected again)

Unfortunately there are few computer shops I would trust to do this either. They are quick to delete stuff without your consent and to be brutally honest a lot are run by 'enthusiastic amateurs'

05-12-2005, 13:15	#13
entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4390	Re: Trojan horse Realisitically a full rebuild is looking at 2-3 hours minimum for someone who knows what they are doing. then you have to reinstall all installed programs and any data you backed up before you started. You also need to make sure you have all the drivers and tools to reinstall before you start or you can end up in a right pickle. Personally I wouldn't recommend a newbie doing a full rebuild as it can be quite daunting and if you forget to do certain things then you can end up back at square 1. (e.g. if you 'forget' to install all your AV and firewalls before you go online it takes on average 25 SECONDS for a windows XP pc to become infected again) Unfortunately there are few computer shops I would trust to do this either. They are quick to delete stuff without your consent and to be brutally honest a lot are run by 'enthusiastic amateurs'