Hi Moty: Don't bother with the MS web site, Instead, visit the web site below and arrow down to the three links in the body of the article to download MSE. Select the link appropriate for your OS, and your download will start immediately. As long as you have a genuine copy of Windows, the set-up and installation should be a breeze. There is no captcha, registration or special configuration settings to deal with.
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/first-look-microsoft-security-essentials-impresses.ars Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: Moty Azrad To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS, A RECOMMENDATION Maryllyn, Do you or someone else here have the download link for MSE but it must be the one suited for windows 7 32 bits, operating system? Thanks much Moti Moti Azrad Musician & Piano Tuner [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ISRAEL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 4:06 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS, A RECOMMENDATION > John, you are so right on mse. And you are an excellent writer, by the > way. > I don't even use Superantispyware any longer. It is mse all the way. > marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JOHN JUSTICE" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 5:44 PM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS, A RECOMMENDATION > > > :I believe someone may have already mentioned this particular program but > : just in case, I have been road testing Microsoft Security Essentials and > I > : find it quite navigable as well as quite effective in blocking > undesirable > : programs. There are some on this list who will automatically discount > any > : program if it was produced by Microsoft. Although opinions are like > : mothers: Everyone had one at one time or another, I believe it to be > : counterproductive to ignore or discount anything produced by the > world's > : largest software manufacturer just because it was made by them. That's > like > : saying all cookies made by Nabisco are terrible because you don't like > their > : Oreos. I'll agree that Microsoft has come up with some seriously bad > ideas > : in their day but in every case that I'm aware of, they have worked hard > to > : resolve their mistakes and are still doing so. I have no reason for > : recommending Microsoft's Security Essentials other than the fact that it > was > : based on Windows Live One Care, a truly excellent suite of protection > tools. > : Unlike many other anti-virus programs, there is no part of Security > : Essentials that isn't accessible to screen readers. It's straight > forward > : and does exactly what it says it will do without hogging RAM or making a > : general nuisance of itself. The program is quite capable of > customization > : and doesn't use up an unusual amount of static memory. Now, you may need > a > : little help in getting it downloaded for the first time since the web > site > : has an image based link which Jaws cannot read. I haven't tried it with > any > : alternative screen reader yet. Some of the Open Code ones might have > better > : luck at finding that link. But once you have the program, installing it > is > : quite easy. Like most good anti-virus programs, the first thing it does > is > : scan your computer and update itself with the most current definitions. > : It's relatively new as far as protection suites go, but it is using > : definitions which have been developed by Live One Care and Defender. > Those > : programs have been in existence for much longer. At this time, > Microsoft > is > : offering Security Essentials free of charge. I'm sure that it won't > stay > : that way for long, though. > : So, from the standpoint of ease of operation, variety of features and > : ability to navigate, I can recommend Microsoft Security Essentials as a > good > : choice for visually impaired computer users. > : > : John Justice > : > : PERSONAL E-MAIL: [email protected] > : > : > : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
