Hi Kevin

The 'puter doctor should not be particularily expensive under the conditions
you have described.  If you are not afraid to have the drive formated, and
reloaded, AND you have all the software drivers for your hardware, it
probably won't take more that about an hour of the techs time.  Depending
upon where you are located, that could be anywhere from $40 to $100.  The
only thing you should need to take to the tech is the box itself and the
applicable software for the machine. No monitor, no keyboard, no mouse.

Mike
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kevin Hitsman
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 6:57 PM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Home built PC


Hi....... My name is Kevin. I've got a privatly built computer and I have
the following problems. Some while back, I downloaded one of those peices of
shareware that McAfee puts out that was supposed to "clean up disc space".
Anywhoos.....to make a long story short. With this program, my HIMEM.SYS was
accedently deleted and I can no longer load my Win98. I've had no luck
reformatting.....deleting my current Win98.....boot disc doesn't do me any
good either<i aint profficient in the DOS commands>. What I'm thinking that
I'm gonna have to do is take my machine to a "computer doctor" and have it
fixed. Therein lies my question. Can anybody give me a ball park figure of
how much this is gonna cost me to get fixed at a computer repair shop?
And.....how long should this fix take? Any information that anyone could
give me will be greatly appreciated. Oh Yeah......when I do take my 'puter
to the shop, what exactly should I take with it<as in
monitor...keyboard...mouse....ect.>

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