Dear Alan, Under the windows update settings via the control panel, there are, I think, four options.
You apparently know how to get to that, as you've disabled automatic updates, but change that option to the one that says something like: "notify me about updates but don't download automatically." Then, I suppose when you've restarted your pc, you'll probably have a pop up window, telling you there are new updates. Press jaws key with function key 11 to get in the system tray, don't route jaws to pc, it's not necessary and probably won't work right then, but just arrow to new updates, where you enter. Use your up and down arrows to find out what the updates are and ensure that everything apart from internet explorer 8 is checked. Uncheck the latter with the space bar. Then tab to ok or download. You'll get a prompt on whether you want to hide the updates you haven't checked, to cancel or to be asked later. You probably want to hide them and/or not to be asked again. download and after the download, if you're not specifically prompted, go to the system tray again and under new updates, enter on install. Now you'll be prompted, probably about once a month, that there are new updates, which you then install in the same way via the system tray and just make sure that internet explorer 8, if it ever comes up again, [which does happen on my pc about every three months] is unchecked, as indicated and install the rest. Don't worry further about wrong installations then, it works as specified. Regards Riana -----Original Message----- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Alan Dicey Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 11:14 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] outlook express Imp Hello Friends, I have not allowed my "Automatic Updates " to continue for a few months, since I read about the I. E. 7 situation, as I only have JAWS 9.0156 on my XP-Home machine! I am not worried so much about "Security", as I am about downloading something in the Windows Updates that will mess up a perfectly working system, my thinking, is of course: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" And as I said things are just working so perfectly, two (2) T-Drives, fantastic sound system, no problems with JAWS or anything! Can anyone tell me why I should allow the updates, and if so, what should I be weary of? I do not want to update to JAWS 10 nor 11 at this time, and JAWS 9 is working fine, but will any of the current updates mess up JAWS 9.0156? Thanks for any assistance you can provide me in the way of information! With Best Regards, Alan Miami, Florida Alan Dicey, President United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA "Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!" United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: http://www.crisscrosstech.com/usbca/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <lmch...@verizon.net> To: "jaws-users-list" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:19 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] outlook express Imp Well, I hope that I got rid of the Imp. Since I could not find any pattern > or software that was causing the outlook express settings from being > automagically changed, I suspect something is messed up in one of the > system > files. I did some internet searching and found a few year old post about > similar problems and that there was a security update. Even though I have > auto updates checked I went to look for updates to Microsoft software. > There > were quite a few that I installed. about 25 including some driver updates. > Only time will tell if this corrected the problem. There is one thing > that > I installed that I will remove something about a windows search procedure. > On the task bar it states indexing complete. The one big problem that I > had > with the driver updates was one was for my video. When the computer > restarted it was checked to install the video intercept for Jaws. I could > only read that line. It took my wife, sighted, to click on the install > button. Not sure why I could not read anything else on the screen with > either cursor. It took about six hours for all of the updates. > > --- > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > with many resources for the blind. > http://www.lennymchugh.com > Lenny > Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use BCC line when > addressing. > Help stop identity theft. > > > 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/
