Lisa You have your choice of either a manual or scheduled scan. Even if your scans are scheduled you can still force a scan at any time. I have Defender scheduled to do a full scan every morning at 2:00 AM and then check the history from time to time to see what has been caught.
Take care, Russ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] WINDOWS DEFENDER > Hi Rus, > Thank you for answering my question. Does windows defender run on it's > own > at a certain time, or can you do a scan manualy? I much prefer to choose > when I scan for spyware. > Take care, > Lisa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Russ Breitenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:51 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] WINDOWS DEFENDER > > >> Lisa >> You should be good to go with Windows XP Home and the amount of RAM you >> now >> have installed. Yes, Defender is just for spy-ware, ad-ware, etc. It is >> not >> an anti-virus program. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Russ >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:04 AM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] WINDOWS DEFENDER >> >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> I have windows XP home adition so I was wondering if I could use windows >>> defender, or is it just for windows vista? Also my computer is about 4 >>> years old so I would like to know what requirements are needed to run >>> windows defender? That is if I can even use it with XP. I wouldn't >>> want >>> to >>> use anything that is a ram hog because my computer only came with 256 >>> megs >>> of ram, but I have added another 512 megs of ram. That seamed to help >>> out >>> quite a bit. Does windows defender only scan for spy-ware? Any help >>> with >>> this will be greatly appreciated! >>> Take care, >>> Lisa >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Marilyn Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:35 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] WINDOWS DEFENDER >>> >>> >>>> Lenny, I have continued to explore windows defender. What I have come >>>> up >>>> with is an error message about a pathway that cannot be found. It >>>> comes >>>> up >>>> when I hit save in, I believe, the tools area. The error has a lot of >>>> numbers and letters but I can't arrow through to get it so guess I'll >>>> try >>>> to >>>> copy and paste it. I haven't found a contact us link but there may be >>>> one. >>>> marilyn >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>> Address for the list archives: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >>>> subject >>>> or body of a blank message to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>> following address: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>> Address for the list archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>> or body of a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.0/1296 - Release Date: >>> 2/24/2008 >>> 12:19 PM >>> >>> >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.0/1296 - Release Date: 2/24/2008 > 12:19 PM > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
