Thanks, Becky. This may be a worthwhile approach as well.
Dr. Tom Behler -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Becky Buckner Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 7:31 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Internet Explorer Issue Hi Tom. It does sound like a virus or malware. I suggest calling Microsoft Accessibility Help Desk. They helped me get rid of a really stubborn virus last year.They have a lot of tools at their disposal. Call them at 1 800 936-5900 Becky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Behler" <tombeh...@gmail.com> To: "Jaws users list" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 6:50 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Internet Explorer Issue > Hello, everyone. > > > > As you may remember, I have been having major issues recently with my home > Windows 7 desktop PC becoming sluggish, and slowing down to the point that > it has basically become unusable with Jaws. > > > > I originally thought the problem was with Outlook 2010, and, although I > think that still might be a significant part of the issue, another problem > has re-surfaced that actually may be more noteworthy. > > > > The problem initially occurred several weeks ago, and I thought it had > been > taken care of by our local computer repair shop in my town, but, alas, I > was > wrong. > > > > My problem is that I can be in the middle of an application, and little > audio clips appear, and start playing from out of nowhere. > > > > The strange thing is that this happens when I'm not even in Internet > Explorer. > > > > If I go into the Windows task manager, and look at programs running, a > version of IE is running even though I haven't opened it, and there are > web > sites that periodically come up that I have never visited. One example > that I can remember is called miniclip, which I believe is a games web > site. > > > > My gut instinct suggests that this is a virus of some sort, but both I, > and > the techs at our local computer shop, haven't been able to find it. > > > > Today, an individual on the blind hams e-mail list of which I am a member > described this exact same problem, but has not come up with a definite > solution yet. > > > > I'm thinking of totally uninstalling, and then re-installing Internet > Explorer to see if this fixes things, but am a bit hesitant to take this > step since all my internet cookies and other settings would be wiped out > in > the process. > > > > For the record, the computer in question is a 64-bit Windows 7 PC with > Internet Explorer 11 and Jaws 14. > > > > Any thoughts or experiences from others on list with regard to this issue > would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks for your patience as I try to sort things out here. > > > > Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan > > > > 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/
