Andy, You can watch YouTube videos by enabling HTML5, flash is not necessary for those, although it may be for some other training sites.
Because it is a security hole begging for exploitation, if I absolutely had no other choice, then make sure you only allow flash on specific sites as necessary. Check the approved sites list in your browser and remove any sites that are superfluous. Again, here I am referring to Adobe's flash player. As for JAVA Access from Sun, I have uninstalled that almost a year ago when they were having all their security issues and I don't need it for anything at this point in time. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Baracco, Andrew W To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] [EXTERNAL] Re: setting user as Administrator Your first tip is well worth considering. As for disabling Flash, it depends on what you do. I visit many sites that offer video presentations using flash. Also, if you use your PC for online training of any kind, you will need to have Flash enabled. Andy -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Sharon Gosling Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 7:48 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Just a thought. Kim Komando recommends using a standard user profile for your regular one. It is safer since no software can be slipped onto your PC since doing so requires the administrator password to be entered. This is much safer than using an administrative profile for your regular work. I am a super cautious computer user and have both Vipre and Webroot Security on my Win 7 laptop. Another tip of hers I followed is to turn off Flash in IE and Firefox. Flash has to request permission to run and it is very seldom necessary. Sherrie Gosling -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 11:27 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I'm using windows 7 pro! if you know how to do it from win 7 pro it would be good. I found the corrupt profile the profiles are not in column order -----Original Message----- From: Michael Boyd Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 8:17 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator Hi Kevin, If you are running Windows 8.1, tAdding a enew user has to be done by selecting Settings from the charms bar, then Change PC Settings. Now select Accounts, and then Other Accounts. Select Add and follow the prompts to create your new account. To make the new account the administrator, highlight the account name, and change the account type from the account type drop down menu. To remove the old account, highlight the account that you want to remove, then tab around until you find the Remove button and click this. All of these steps are done from the Other Accounts window found through the settings charm as described above. If you have any other questions, just post them, hth. Mike mike....@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: kevin lee Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting user as Administrator I fixed the problem of no system sounds on my desktop by just creating a new profile, but now I don’t have administrator rights. how can I set a user as the admin? when I’m using the profile with system sounds and I go into manage users all I see is standard user radio button checked and cancel.when I go to manage all users all that’s displayed is the profile with the system sounds and guest the profile without system sounds is not shown! I want to delete the existing profile which is the admin and make the one with sound the admin. is this possible to do without sighted help? email is golden!! Kevin Lee 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/
