They want me to fix their computers. Is it a computer repair scam?

October 27, 2009

Is this a scam? It is similar to others but not as cut-n-paste as they are.

Also if it is a scam how does it work?

Text of e-mail:

I got pentium IV dell laptops . Below are the things needed to be done
one on each laptops.

1 Format Hard Drive
2 Instal Win Xp with Service Pack 2
3 Microsoft Office Package
4 AVG Virus Software (Free Lifetime Updates)
5 Adobe Acrobat
6 Laptop Cleaning of the keyboard, screen and other case.
7 Diagnostics of the entire system after to check hard, cdrom, floppy,etc. Get back to me with your total cost for the services of 7 units.I will pay you with acertified check . (I am located in Utah). I await your urgent responseso that i can make shipping arrangements and payment as soon as possible=================

Windows installer popping out on each Vista boot?

October 18, 2009

Hi all, I keep getting a Windows installer pop up window saying ‘preparing to install…’ and nothing more each time I boot into Vista. It only pops up then. I’m pretty confident it has to do with a corrupted installation of Symantec NIS, since I was unable to install it automatically and thus had to do it manually (deleting files, cleaning registry…)

I’ve tried disable the Windows Installer service but to no avail. I’ve also tried Microsoft Windows Install Clean Up tool, but the offending installation doesn’t show there (I guess it’s due to having removed it by hand).

Any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks!
Oh sorry I meant I was unable to *uninstall* Symantec NIS automatically, that’s why I deleted it manually. I’ve done the registry cleanups with CCleaner btw.

is their any way in Vista that you can scan your computer to see it their are any missing components?

October 18, 2009

like a scan of the Microsoft web site or any type or web sight.

i need to see if my computer is missing some drivers or something like that because it seems to act funny. (it’s free of ad aware viruses exc.)

what other missing components can make you computer run slow?

Cleaners registry will approve?

October 17, 2009

Hi guys,
I’ve tried tons of software for cleaning up my computer but most of them seem to mess my registry. Good for me I do a backup.
Can you tell me any cleaners registry would actually "like"? Are there any Microsoft approved?