If you guys want to discuss avast, could you cchange this subject line? marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "LaMcAs" <lamca...@tiscali.co.uk> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] microsoft essential
: Well I've never had to go in to Safe Mode to remove avast! Yes there is one : screen where you have to route jaws to pc and you get 30 seconds to click : the yes button but really have had no problems. I now install MSSE on : everyone's pc! : : HTH : : Larry & Elliot GD (Guide Dog) : : : -----Original Message----- : From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com : [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy : Sent: 16 August 2010 20:37 : To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com : Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] microsoft essential : : : So you're saying that you no longer have to boot into safe mofe to remove : Avast? I'm asking this just in case I want to try Avast sometime in the : future if MSE doesn't work out. I sure don't want to get stuck with an : anti-virus program I can't easily remove. : : Gerald : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Mobeen Iqbal" <mobeeniq...@gmail.com> : To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> : Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 3:11 PM : Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] microsoft essential : : : > Avast's removal process has vastly improved from version 4.8, can you : > positively state its not better than MSEE if you haven't tried their : > latest version? if you have, then that's just your opinion, its enough for : : > me that i have to use microsoft's software for daily tasks, i'll refrane : > from using their anti virus packages as well purely because if they do : > inadvertantly break something which they're almost certainly bound to do : > at some point just like they've done in the past, then i'm not being : > lumbered with an unnecissary problem. Avast has got me out of quite a few : > holes that many other anti-virus checkers haven't been able to, i spend my : : > time testing various checkers this is what i base my opinions on, and user : : > feedback as well. As i said i don't wish to become involved in a debate, : > each to his own if you're happy with what you use then good for you. : > : > Mo. : > : > : > Gerald Levy wrote: : >> : >> To say Avast has gone out of its way to make its anti-virus program blind : : >> accessible is laughable. It may well be more accessible now than it was : >> previously, but it is still not as blind friendly as MSE. If Avast really : : >> wanted to make its program blind friendly, they would make it easy to : >> remove without having to jump through hoops. In some cases, you need to : >> reboot into safe mode to completely remove it, which is impossible : >> without sighted help. How blind friendly is this? That's why I never : >> considered Avast for my anti-virus program of choice. Until someone can : >> produce test results demonstrating that it is clearly superior to MSE at : >> malware detection, I'll stick with the latter. : >> : >> Gerald : >> : >> : >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mobeen Iqbal" <mobeeniq...@gmail.com> : >> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> : >> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 1:57 PM : >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] microsoft essential : >> : >> : >>> In my opinion yes, alot more people are using it as opposed to microsoft : : >>> security essentials. I just don't like to put all my eggs in 1 basket, : >>> and avast have gone out of their way to make their products accessible : >>> for the blind, and in my opinion any company that takes the time out for : : >>> the blind especially for a free product deserves respect. : >>> : >>> Mo. : >>> : >>> : >>> Kathy Pingstock wrote: : >>>> Does avast Work better than ms essentials : >>>> : >>>> -----Original Message----- : >>>> From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com : >>>> [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mobeen : >>>> Iqbal : >>>> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 1:41 PM : >>>> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com : >>>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] microsoft essential : >>>> : >>>> Avast works well on slower machines, i had avast free loaded on a : >>>> celeron processor running at 900 MHZ with 1 GB of ram. : >>>> Mo. : >>>> : >>>> : >>>> chris hallsworth wrote: : >>>> : >>>>> Yes you can and I highly recommend you do. Other products may bring : >>>>> your netbook to a standstill grins. : >>>>> : >>>>> : >>>>> Chris Hallsworth : >>>>> e-mail and Facebook: christopher...@googlemail.com : >>>>> MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com : >>>>> Skype: chrishallsworth7266 : >>>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 : >>>>> Klango: chrishallsworth : >>>>> If you have any computer problems or queries, please contact me on the : : >>>>> above channels. : >>>>> : >>>>> On 16/08/2010 18:38, Kathy Pingstock wrote: : >>>>> : >>>>>> Can I use the microsoft security essentials on my net book? : >>>>>> : >>>>>> : >>>>>> : >>>>>> Kathy : >>>>>> : >>>>>> 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/ : >>>> : >>> 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/ : : : 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/
