My biggest problem with buying a new computer or even obtaining one from the
Texas organization is that I have nobody I can count on right now to help me
set it up. Indeed, my current Dell XP workstation is so heavy and bulky
that it would require two strong bodies just to lift it off the desk where
it is now sitting. And I am reluctant to enlist the services of Geek Squad,
which I have heard nothing but horror stories about from blind computer
users on other lists, or any other tech service of dubious reliability.
Actually, I'm not so sure that it would be easy to obtain a refurbed Windows
7 computer from Computers for the Blind now anyway because they may be
experiencing overwhelming demand from other blind XP users who are looking
for an inexpensive way to upgrade to Windows 7.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cristóbal" <crismuno...@gmail.com>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
Gerald, have you thought about reaching out to Computers for the Blind in
Texas to see about possibly upgrading to a Windows 7 machine? I know
everyone's financial circumstances are different and it isn't the easiest
thing for some folks to just go out and get a new system.
They help visually impaired people get computers with a minimum
configuration of Windows 7 for a donation of $100.00 for a desktop or
$150.00 for a laptop. I recently helped a friend who didn't have a lot of
money obtain a pc from them.
Instead of patching holes left and right and trying to come up with
creative
solutions, perhaps this could be an option?
I guess too it would depend on what version of Jaws you're on, but even
then, NVDA is free.
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Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Gerald Levy
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 7:38 AM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
Somebody on another list claims that the most recent version of Avast is
not
very accessible with JAWS. The problem with installing Avast is that if
it
doesn't work out, it might be necessary to boot into safe mode to remove
it,
and of course, this cannot be done with JAWS because it does not provide
speech. So I would prefer to avoid Avast for these reasons.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "RJ" <rjf...@verizon.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
Just finish a scan with avast using the jaws key. No problem here.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
The probelm with AVG and Avast is that there are questions about their
accessibility with JAWS, particularly the most recent versions. So as
an
alternative to MSE, I am considering Qihoo 360 Internet Security, which
is free and JAWS accessible , according to a few list members who have
tried it. And it has received mostly favorable reviews for ease of use
and malware detection. Can I disable MSE real-time protection and keep
it on my PC and use it only as a scanner in conjunction with another
real-time anti-virus program like 360 Internet Security? This way, I
can
go back to using MSE by re-enabling real-time protection in the event
that the alternate anti-virus program doesn't work out and has to be
uninstalled. My understanding is that the XP version of MSE can no
longer
be installed, so once I remove it, I probably wouldn't be able to
re-install it again, and for this reason, I would prefer to keep it on
my
PC as a fallback. As long as MSE real-time protection is disabled, it
should not conflict with another real-time anti-virus program. Does
this
make sense? Thanks for any advice.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "RJ" <rjf...@verizon.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
Why not uninstall it and go to avast or avg?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:53 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk"
A few days ago, I posted that the Microsoft Security Essentials icon
in
the System Tray of my XP PC was reporting its status as "potentially
unprotected". This morning, after I booted up and checked the System
Tray, the MSE icon is now reporting my PC status as "At Risk". Here
is
the message that is displayed on the MSE Home tab:
PC status: At risk
Support for this operating system has ended, which means Microsoft
Security Essentials is no longer supported and your PC is at risk. To
make
sure your PC stays
protected, click the link below to see our end-of-support guidance for
operating systems.
While it is true that support for XP itself has ended, the XP version
of MSE continues to function. I successfully updated the database
definitions manually and ran a quick scan to verify this. So if MSE
is
still working, then my PC is not really "At Risk", as the System Tray
icon reports, and I can only conclude that this is nothing less than
shameless scare mongering on the part of MS. Contrary to the message
above,reliable sources claim that support for MSE will continue
through
July, 2015. So what is really going on? Are any other MSE users who
are still running XP also getting the "At Risk" icon in their System
Tray?
Gerald
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