Deep in another midweek

The aforementioned elder PC was a viral hell hole. There's no sugar-coating it. It was a good candidate for a large nuke and rebuild.

I persevered tho, and found all the nasties what had collected within. I think I got 'em all, anyway. There were trojans, worms, and redirects (oh, my!). I really don't think they were there when I finished it last because:
* They're typically not subtle. The horror begins right away, they don't hide and wait.
* The updates and scans stopped on July 11, several weeks after I returned it.
* I'm just not that incompetent.

So, I got windows update back on track, and the spyware and virus checking. I had to uninstall AVG (too broken to work and a reinstall didn't help) and install Avast. Aside from the pirate connotations, I think it is a sound product and a good go-to. I also installed a new app of which the interwebs spoke highly: SuperAntiSpyware. Is that not the stupidest name ever? Works like a bottle of acid poured right on the drive, though. Recommended... so far.

Right now, the healed beastie is sitting here, continuing the post SP3 updates, and I'll return it later. And it jolly well better behave itself this time or its the nuke.

Here's another topic: When I arrive to an office appointment and the client has gotten all tangled up in a project that has to be finished right away, I am understanding, cuz it happens to us all. But. Is it too damn much to ask that he CALL ME and reschedule? He's got three other people in the office who could have rung me up to warn me. So am I wrong to institute a new item on the bill of fare, for just such an occasion? From now on, anyone who doesn't give me a shout when something comes up gets billed a cancellation fee of one-half of one hour labor.

I want to hear Gary's take on this -