The fact that you're even fretting over this indicates a level of ethics and integrity that most people (incl. a significant number on this BBS, apparently) can only dream of.

What? The guy works as a PC tech for a living, he fixes the computer of someone he doesn't even know in wildly off hours, and you want him to do it (virtually) for free? I'm about as liberal as they come, but that's beyond the pale.