[AI] Vista support with jaws
Hi friends, How does jaws support vista. Does jaws read all parts of vista Tahanking you, Kiran Baug Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista Users pl send me a copy of "explorer.exe" file as mine is damaged due to a malware attack
Just go to c:\windows and then locate and copy explorer.exe, upload it to sendspace and send me the link.. Thanks very much. If you're curious to know what happened, An undesirable malware had invited itself into my laptop when I downloaded and played a trailer of "The boy who lived", exactly in Voldomart's style.. but that's not the point. The point is, while busting the malware out a here I had to make certain changes in %windir%\explorer.exe as the "undesirable" had daringly hooked itself to my computer's explorer process. Then one thing led to another, and now my explorer.exe is beyond any worldly help..lol Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Vista configuration
That's good and perhaps you don't have to move to vista since Windows 7 will be here in less than ten months. And I have been told that it would be cleaner than Vista. - Original Message - From: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 3:29 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Vista configuration Hi Vetri and all, Thanks to everyone who helped me with Vista. I finally ran out of patience, formatted my machine and installed Windows XP. It is delightful to have XP with a flying machine. I will never move back to the clutter that is called Vista again if I can help it. Geetha - Original Message - From: "Vetrivel Adhimoolam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 2:51 AM Subject: [AI] Vista configuration Hi all, Especially vista users, I gave the following tips to Geetha and perhaps it can be useful to others as well. Vetri. - Original Message - From: Vetrivel Adhimoolam To: Shamanna, Geethavani Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:56 PM Subject: Re: Vista Hi Geetha, Mine does not have touch screen. But a few friends of mine do have their laptops with the touch screen and they are sighted. So it seems that it is specific to your hardware configuration. If I were you, I would simply disable the touch screen and find alternatives to work with some of those functions. For example, A CD can be ejected through file menu and so on. But of course it is a bit nonsense, but I guess we have no other option. As for as windows explorer is concern, you can make some changes by going to the folder options. I am assuming that you have made the necessary changes to your display settings to make everything look like Windows classic. If you haven't done so, then you could do them by going to control panel and "personalization". When you get to the folder options, you should make the following changes: Under view menu: Always show icons, never thumbnails-ON Always show menus-ON Display file icon on thumbnails-ON Display file size information in folder tips-ON Display simple folder view in Navigation pane-OFF Display the full path in the title bar (Classic folders only)-OFF Hidden files and folders Do not show hidden files and folders-OFF Show hidden files and folders-ON Hide extensions for known file types-OFF Launch folder windows in a separate process-OFF Managing pairs of Web pages and folders Show and manage the pair as a single file-ON Show both parts and manage them individually-OFF Show both parts but manage as a single file-OFF Remember each folder's view settings-ON Restore previous folder windows at logon-OFF Show drive letters-ON Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color-OFF Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items-ON Show preview handlers in preview pane-OFF Use check boxes to select items-OFF Use Sharing Wizard (Recommended)-ON When typing into list view Automatically type into the Search Box-OFF Select the typed item in the view-ON Click the apply button. Under general tab, Select the radio button: "Use windows classic folders" and click okay. Also under task bar property, select "Windows classic and click enter. I think these settings should hide many items in windows explorer. There still will be an item if you compare it with windows XP, but I think this is the best we can do. That's it and you don't have to make any changes to JAWS since they have already made it compatible with vista. And make sure to turn-off the uacc control under user accounts since it's really a nonsense in terms of it's messages and when they appear, JAWS stops speaking. Hopefully it should help. Vetri. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Vista configuration
Hi Vetri and all, Thanks to everyone who helped me with Vista. I finally ran out of patience, formatted my machine and installed Windows XP. It is delightful to have XP with a flying machine. I will never move back to the clutter that is called Vista again if I can help it. Geetha - Original Message - From: "Vetrivel Adhimoolam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 2:51 AM Subject: [AI] Vista configuration Hi all, Especially vista users, I gave the following tips to Geetha and perhaps it can be useful to others as well. Vetri. - Original Message - From: Vetrivel Adhimoolam To: Shamanna, Geethavani Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:56 PM Subject: Re: Vista Hi Geetha, Mine does not have touch screen. But a few friends of mine do have their laptops with the touch screen and they are sighted. So it seems that it is specific to your hardware configuration. If I were you, I would simply disable the touch screen and find alternatives to work with some of those functions. For example, A CD can be ejected through file menu and so on. But of course it is a bit nonsense, but I guess we have no other option. As for as windows explorer is concern, you can make some changes by going to the folder options. I am assuming that you have made the necessary changes to your display settings to make everything look like Windows classic. If you haven't done so, then you could do them by going to control panel and "personalization". When you get to the folder options, you should make the following changes: Under view menu: Always show icons, never thumbnails-ON Always show menus-ON Display file icon on thumbnails-ON Display file size information in folder tips-ON Display simple folder view in Navigation pane-OFF Display the full path in the title bar (Classic folders only)-OFF Hidden files and folders Do not show hidden files and folders-OFF Show hidden files and folders-ON Hide extensions for known file types-OFF Launch folder windows in a separate process-OFF Managing pairs of Web pages and folders Show and manage the pair as a single file-ON Show both parts and manage them individually-OFF Show both parts but manage as a single file-OFF Remember each folder's view settings-ON Restore previous folder windows at logon-OFF Show drive letters-ON Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color-OFF Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items-ON Show preview handlers in preview pane-OFF Use check boxes to select items-OFF Use Sharing Wizard (Recommended)-ON When typing into list view Automatically type into the Search Box-OFF Select the typed item in the view-ON Click the apply button. Under general tab, Select the radio button: "Use windows classic folders" and click okay. Also under task bar property, select "Windows classic and click enter. I think these settings should hide many items in windows explorer. There still will be an item if you compare it with windows XP, but I think this is the best we can do. That's it and you don't have to make any changes to JAWS since they have already made it compatible with vista. And make sure to turn-off the uacc control under user accounts since it's really a nonsense in terms of it's messages and when they appear, JAWS stops speaking. Hopefully it should help. Vetri. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Vista configuration
Basically when you press the shortcut for contacts "Control+shift+C", the contacts folder is shown in windows explorer. The problem with vista is that sometimes even windows explorer takes a few seconds more to show all the files. Of course only a few seconds extra. If the "not responding" message is unbearably long, then there could be something else wrong. Vetri. - Original Message - From: "sweety.bhalla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:47 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Vista configuration Hi! I know the keys to see the contacts, but it is not working. It shows only few contacts and trying to connect and appears the contact is not responding. Regards - Original Message - From: "Vetrivel Adhimoolam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 2:51 AM Subject: [AI] Vista configuration Hi all, Especially vista users, I gave the following tips to Geetha and perhaps it can be useful to others as well. Vetri. - Original Message - From: Vetrivel Adhimoolam To: Shamanna, Geethavani Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:56 PM Subject: Re: Vista Hi Geetha, Mine does not have touch screen. But a few friends of mine do have their laptops with the touch screen and they are sighted. So it seems that it is specific to your hardware configuration. If I were you, I would simply disable the touch screen and find alternatives to work with some of those functions. For example, A CD can be ejected through file menu and so on. But of course it is a bit nonsense, but I guess we have no other option. As for as windows explorer is concern, you can make some changes by going to the folder options. I am assuming that you have made the necessary changes to your display settings to make everything look like Windows classic. If you haven't done so, then you could do them by going to control panel and "personalization". When you get to the folder options, you should make the following changes: Under view menu: Always show icons, never thumbnails-ON Always show menus-ON Display file icon on thumbnails-ON Display file size information in folder tips-ON Display simple folder view in Navigation pane-OFF Display the full path in the title bar (Classic folders only)-OFF Hidden files and folders Do not show hidden files and folders-OFF Show hidden files and folders-ON Hide extensions for known file types-OFF Launch folder windows in a separate process-OFF Managing pairs of Web pages and folders Show and manage the pair as a single file-ON Show both parts and manage them individually-OFF Show both parts but manage as a single file-OFF Remember each folder's view settings-ON Restore previous folder windows at logon-OFF Show drive letters-ON Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color-OFF Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items-ON Show preview handlers in preview pane-OFF Use check boxes to select items-OFF Use Sharing Wizard (Recommended)-ON When typing into list view Automatically type into the Search Box-OFF Select the typed item in the view-ON Click the apply button. Under general tab, Select the radio button: "Use windows classic folders" and click okay. Also under task bar property, select "Windows classic and click enter. I think these settings should hide many items in windows explorer. There still will be an item if you compare it with windows XP, but I think this is the best we can do. That's it and you don't have to make any changes to JAWS since they have already made it compatible with vista. And make sure to turn-off the uacc control under user accounts since it's really a nonsense in terms of it's messages and when they appear, JAWS stops speaking. Hopefully it should help. Vetri. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Vista configuration
Hi! I know the keys to see the contacts, but it is not working. It shows only few contacts and trying to connect and appears the contact is not responding. Regards - Original Message - From: "Vetrivel Adhimoolam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 2:51 AM Subject: [AI] Vista configuration Hi all, Especially vista users, I gave the following tips to Geetha and perhaps it can be useful to others as well. Vetri. - Original Message - From: Vetrivel Adhimoolam To: Shamanna, Geethavani Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:56 PM Subject: Re: Vista Hi Geetha, Mine does not have touch screen. But a few friends of mine do have their laptops with the touch screen and they are sighted. So it seems that it is specific to your hardware configuration. If I were you, I would simply disable the touch screen and find alternatives to work with some of those functions. For example, A CD can be ejected through file menu and so on. But of course it is a bit nonsense, but I guess we have no other option. As for as windows explorer is concern, you can make some changes by going to the folder options. I am assuming that you have made the necessary changes to your display settings to make everything look like Windows classic. If you haven't done so, then you could do them by going to control panel and "personalization". When you get to the folder options, you should make the following changes: Under view menu: Always show icons, never thumbnails-ON Always show menus-ON Display file icon on thumbnails-ON Display file size information in folder tips-ON Display simple folder view in Navigation pane-OFF Display the full path in the title bar (Classic folders only)-OFF Hidden files and folders Do not show hidden files and folders-OFF Show hidden files and folders-ON Hide extensions for known file types-OFF Launch folder windows in a separate process-OFF Managing pairs of Web pages and folders Show and manage the pair as a single file-ON Show both parts and manage them individually-OFF Show both parts but manage as a single file-OFF Remember each folder's view settings-ON Restore previous folder windows at logon-OFF Show drive letters-ON Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color-OFF Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items-ON Show preview handlers in preview pane-OFF Use check boxes to select items-OFF Use Sharing Wizard (Recommended)-ON When typing into list view Automatically type into the Search Box-OFF Select the typed item in the view-ON Click the apply button. Under general tab, Select the radio button: "Use windows classic folders" and click okay. Also under task bar property, select "Windows classic and click enter. I think these settings should hide many items in windows explorer. There still will be an item if you compare it with windows XP, but I think this is the best we can do. That's it and you don't have to make any changes to JAWS since they have already made it compatible with vista. And make sure to turn-off the uacc control under user accounts since it's really a nonsense in terms of it's messages and when they appear, JAWS stops speaking. Hopefully it should help. Vetri. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista configuration
Hi all, Especially vista users, I gave the following tips to Geetha and perhaps it can be useful to others as well. Vetri. - Original Message - From: Vetrivel Adhimoolam To: Shamanna, Geethavani Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:56 PM Subject: Re: Vista Hi Geetha, Mine does not have touch screen. But a few friends of mine do have their laptops with the touch screen and they are sighted. So it seems that it is specific to your hardware configuration. If I were you, I would simply disable the touch screen and find alternatives to work with some of those functions. For example, A CD can be ejected through file menu and so on. But of course it is a bit nonsense, but I guess we have no other option. As for as windows explorer is concern, you can make some changes by going to the folder options. I am assuming that you have made the necessary changes to your display settings to make everything look like Windows classic. If you haven't done so, then you could do them by going to control panel and "personalization". When you get to the folder options, you should make the following changes: Under view menu: Always show icons, never thumbnails-ON Always show menus-ON Display file icon on thumbnails-ON Display file size information in folder tips-ON Display simple folder view in Navigation pane-OFF Display the full path in the title bar (Classic folders only)-OFF Hidden files and folders Do not show hidden files and folders-OFF Show hidden files and folders-ON Hide extensions for known file types-OFF Launch folder windows in a separate process-OFF Managing pairs of Web pages and folders Show and manage the pair as a single file-ON Show both parts and manage them individually-OFF Show both parts but manage as a single file-OFF Remember each folder's view settings-ON Restore previous folder windows at logon-OFF Show drive letters-ON Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color-OFF Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items-ON Show preview handlers in preview pane-OFF Use check boxes to select items-OFF Use Sharing Wizard (Recommended)-ON When typing into list view Automatically type into the Search Box-OFF Select the typed item in the view-ON Click the apply button. Under general tab, Select the radio button: "Use windows classic folders" and click okay. Also under task bar property, select "Windows classic and click enter. I think these settings should hide many items in windows explorer. There still will be an item if you compare it with windows XP, but I think this is the best we can do. That's it and you don't have to make any changes to JAWS since they have already made it compatible with vista. And make sure to turn-off the uacc control under user accounts since it's really a nonsense in terms of it's messages and when they appear, JAWS stops speaking. Hopefully it should help. Vetri. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista? It's like 'New Coke'!
Date:27/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/27/stories/2008072751891100.htm Front Page Vista? It's like 'New Coke'! Anand Parthasarathy Analyst likens it to short-lived Cola avatar that customers rejected - Photo: Anand Parthasarathy OLD IS GOLD?: Vista compared to 'New Coke.' But Microsoft disagrees. Bangalore: Do a Google search for the top 10 marketing fiascos of all time and one prominent candidate, is the decision of the Coca Cola Company in 1985, to subtly change the flavour of their flagship soft drink, to what it called 'New Coke.' Outraged customers soon forced the company to go back to the old formula, which has been sold ever since, as 'Coke Classic.' Last week, the Web was agog with postings and blogs pegging the comment of an analyst at Forrester Research, who while reviewing enterprise trends in the first half of 2008, wrote: "Vista is 'New Coke.'" He suggested that like the short-lived Coca Cola variant, the new avatar of Windows was being rejected by corporate users, those who had upgraded, constituting less than one in ten. Microsoft meanwhile has claimed that it has sold 180 million copies of Vista to PC users of all kinds. So who is right? Possibly both. One theory suggests, many businesses bought the new version automatically - but faced with hassles, they 'downgraded' to the earlier, Windows XP. Since we last reported on this page on the imminent expiry of XP (The Software that refuses to die! The Hindu June 29 2008), Microsoft has relented, just a wee bit: It has promised updates and patches to XP till 2014; though it won't sell new copies, except in a stripped down version for Net access devices in the developing world. It has also created a site called the Windows Vista Compatibility Centre ( http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/ ) which helps users verify if their PCs can run a Vista flavour. It has beefed up the section where users can check if the new software will work with their existing printers and other peripherals. The list of peripherals covered runs into thousands. Microsoft then went on to stage an exercise to prove that a lot of opposition to Vista might be fuelled by the media rather than customer's real perceptions. For three days earlier this month in San Francisco, it encouraged some 120 lay users to sample what it called a new operating software called "Mojave." Most of them said they were quite happy with the experience - at which point Microsoft revealed that in fact "Mojave" was nothing but Vista. Sneaky? Possibly, and bloggers are saying the real problems with Vista lay in the installation and the annoying interruptions. But Microsoft is so pleased, it has created a web page where it will post videos of the experiment, starting on Tuesday next ( www.mojaveexperiment.com ). See for yourself. As they (almost) say, all's fair in love, and Web war. Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] vista and jaws
Yes, I have been using vista with window-eyes for last one year. So far, I haven't encountered any worth mentioning issues. - Original Message - From: "Anjali&anand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]n> To: "Bharat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [AI] vista and jaws > has anyone used window eyes in vista? > is it any better? > currently, jaws 9 demo keeps getting currupted unable to find some odd > file. > and which version of kurzwel for vista? > much thanks > > - Original Message - > From: "Bharat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7:47 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] vista and jaws > > >> the best option is that of the latest versions of both of these >> softwares. >> alternatively, you can also use the latest builds of jaws 8 with limited >> functionality. the best options, as i said, would be the latest builds of >> the current releases of these softwares >> ----- Original Message - >> From: "Anjali&anand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:20 AM >> Subject: [AI] vista and jaws >> >> >>> friends >>> is anyone of you using vista- home/ professional? >>> if you know then please tell me which version of jaws will work on vista >>> home. >>> my limited knowledge and information is that jaws 9 does work with vista >>> home. what about prior versions? >>> which of the prior versions, if any, of jaws can be used on vista hme >>> os? >>> >>> similarly I want to know about the version of kurzwel that can be used >>> in >>> vista home. >>> much thanks >>> anjali >>> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] vista and jaws
has anyone used window eyes in vista? is it any better? currently, jaws 9 demo keeps getting currupted unable to find some odd file. and which version of kurzwel for vista? much thanks - Original Message - From: "Bharat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [AI] vista and jaws > the best option is that of the latest versions of both of these softwares. > alternatively, you can also use the latest builds of jaws 8 with limited > functionality. the best options, as i said, would be the latest builds of > the current releases of these softwares > - Original Message - > From: "Anjali&anand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:20 AM > Subject: [AI] vista and jaws > > >> friends >> is anyone of you using vista- home/ professional? >> if you know then please tell me which version of jaws will work on vista >> home. >> my limited knowledge and information is that jaws 9 does work with vista >> home. what about prior versions? >> which of the prior versions, if any, of jaws can be used on vista hme os? >> >> similarly I want to know about the version of kurzwel that can be used in >> vista home. >> much thanks >> anjali >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] vista and jaws
the best option is that of the latest versions of both of these softwares. alternatively, you can also use the latest builds of jaws 8 with limited functionality. the best options, as i said, would be the latest builds of the current releases of these softwares - Original Message - From: "Anjali&anand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:20 AM Subject: [AI] vista and jaws > friends > is anyone of you using vista- home/ professional? > if you know then please tell me which version of jaws will work on vista > home. > my limited knowledge and information is that jaws 9 does work with vista > home. what about prior versions? > which of the prior versions, if any, of jaws can be used on vista hme os? > > similarly I want to know about the version of kurzwel that can be used in > vista home. > much thanks > anjali > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] vista and jaws
friends is anyone of you using vista- home/ professional? if you know then please tell me which version of jaws will work on vista home. my limited knowledge and information is that jaws 9 does work with vista home. what about prior versions? which of the prior versions, if any, of jaws can be used on vista hme os? similarly I want to know about the version of kurzwel that can be used in vista home. much thanks anjali To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Vista
Hello all, Please use appropriate subject lines. 'Urgent info required' or 'info required' does not provide a clue about what the message is about. If you want people to respond to your message, it is important that the subject line reflects the topic of the message. Geetha - Original Message - From: "Ashwani Jassal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:41 PM Subject: [AI] urgent info required > Hi friends > Is anybody using wista in this group and what is its performance? > Which version of Jaws supports it and is it worth working on it? > ASHWANI JASSAL > Lecturer > Department of Political Science > Shyamlal College > E mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skipe ID: ashwani.PhD > Mobile: 9958481481 > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Vista question
If you are using the default mail program that came with Windows Vista, then Go to Windows Mail > Options > Receipts. There you can select the option you prefer. - Original Message - From: "Vetrivel Adhimoolam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 6:52 AM Subject: [AI] Vista question > Hello vista users, > > In previous version of windows/outlook express, we used to get a message > whenever read receipt was requested by the sender. But it seems that the > feature has been disabled in Vista. Any way to enable it in windows mail? > > Thanks. > > Vetri. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista question
Hello vista users, In previous version of windows/outlook express, we used to get a message whenever read receipt was requested by the sender. But it seems that the feature has been disabled in Vista. Any way to enable it in windows mail? Thanks. Vetri. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista to be modified after Google complaint
Vista to be modified after Google complaint REUTERS Posted online: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 1017 hours IST Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 1042 hours IST CHICAGO, JUNE 20: Microsoft Corp has agreed to modify its new Windows Vista operating system in response to a complaint that its desktop search function put Google Inc and other potential competitors at a disadvantage, the Justice Department and Microsoft said on Tuesday. Under an agreement with the department and 17 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia, Microsoft will build into Vista an option to let users select a default desktop search programme. Advertisement The function, known as "Instant Search," allows Windows users to enter a search query and get a list of results from their hard drive that contain the search term. The agreement was made public as part of a joint report that the Justice Department and Microsoft filed late on Tuesday with the court overseeing Microsoft's compliance with a 2002 antitrust consent decree. As part of the agreement, a Microsoft executive said the company also had pledged to place links inside the Internet Explorer window and the Start Menu to make it easier for people to access that default desktop search service. The changes will be introduced in a service pack, or updated version of Windows Vista. Microsoft said it anticipates a test version of the Vista Service Pack 1 to be ready by the year-end. Under the agreement, Microsoft also promised to provide additional technical information to third-party developers, such as Google, in order to optimize the performance of their desktop search service on Vista. The changes stem from a complaint Google filed with the Justice Department in December, in which it argued that a feature built into Vista that allows users to search a computer's hard drive did not leave room for competition from other desktop search applications. Google said the feature violated the consent decree that monitors Microsoft's conduct as part of its settlement with the government. The agreement is expected to be presented to the judge monitoring the consent decree, US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, at a June 26 court hearing. The Microsoft consent decree, which settled the government's landmark antitrust case against the company, is scheduled to expire in November. However, some provisions have been extended to November 2009. Microsoft has called Google's complaint "baseless" and said it was in compliance with the antitrust settlement. Vista to be modified after Google complaint REUTERS Posted online: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 1017 hours IST Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 1042 hours IST CHICAGO, JUNE 20: Microsoft Corp has agreed to modify its new Windows Vista operating system in response to a complaint that its desktop search function put Google Inc and other potential competitors at a disadvantage, the Justice Department and Microsoft said on Tuesday. Under an agreement with the department and 17 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia, Microsoft will build into Vista an option to let users select a default desktop search programme. Advertisement The function, known as "Instant Search," allows Windows users to enter a search query and get a list of results from their hard drive that contain the search term. The agreement was made public as part of a joint report that the Justice Department and Microsoft filed late on Tuesday with the court overseeing Microsoft's compliance with a 2002 antitrust consent decree. As part of the agreement, a Microsoft executive said the company also had pledged to place links inside the Internet Explorer window and the Start Menu to make it easier for people to access that default desktop search service. The changes will be introduced in a service pack, or updated version of Windows Vista. Microsoft said it anticipates a test version of the Vista Service Pack 1 to be ready by the year-end. Under the agreement, Microsoft also promised to provide additional technical information to third-party developers, such as Google, in order to optimize the performance of their desktop search service on Vista. The changes stem from a complaint Google filed with the Justice Department in December, in which it argued that a feature built into Vista that allows users to search a computer's hard drive did not leave room for competition from other desktop search applications. Google said the feature violated the consent decree that monitors Microsoft's conduct as part of its settlement with the government. The agreement is expected to be presented to the judge monitoring the consent decree, US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, at a June 26 court hearing. The Microsoft consent decree, which settled the government's landmark antitrust case against the company, is scheduled to expire
[AI] Vista Goes Virtual
Vista Goes Virtual May 10, 2007 VMware is scheduled to introduce today a new version of its workstation virtualization product that supports Windows Vista, dual monitors and other features. VMware Workstation 6 is a hypervisor, a software tool that lets a workstation run multiple OSes and software applications on the same physical machine. Workstation 6 supports the new Vista OS from Microsoft as a guest or host OS. It also displays an image on multiple monitors, which is important for users in financial services, computer-aided design and other environments. Workstation 6 also features the previously announced ACE Option Pack, which allows a user to store a virtual machine setup on a portable device, such as a USB drive, to transfer to another computer. The aim in all the upgrades is to improve usability of a virtual workstation, said James Phillips, senior director of software lifecycle solutions at VMware. "You want to make sure the virtual desktop experience is consistent with a non-virtual desktop experience," Phillips said. Workstation 6 also features an experimental "record and play" function, which he said records the deployment of a virtual machine and allows a user to rewind to the start of the recording and replay the deployment to see where bugs might have occurred. This would be particularly beneficial in software development because a tester could see where problems developed, Phillips said. The Workstation 6 for use in a Linux or Windows host OS can be downloaded for $189, and the ACE Option Pack for $69. VMware, a subsidiary of EMC, is the top-selling software for virtualizing servers, workstations and desktop computers. EMC is in the process of spinning off 10 percent of VMware in an initial public offering of stock. VMware faces competition from less expensive open-source alternatives such as XenSource and Virtual Iron. Also, Microsoft is developing a new Virtual Server product for release later this year. Overseas hacker used a Web form to access the names and Social Security numbers of University of Missouri students and staff. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,131681-pg,1/article.html Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista UI Is a 'Step Back' for Microsoft
Vista UI Is a 'Step Back' for Microsoft Feb 28, 2007 Vista's user interface suffers from more "friction" than its predecessor XP, a French analyst said Monday, and is actually a step back for Microsoft Corp. in its pursuit of Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X. In a reprise of research published last year, French analyst Andreas Pfeiffer oversaw testing of what he calls "User Interface Friction," the fluidity and/or reactivity of an operating system to commands. He likens UIF to the reaction -- fast or not -- when stepping on a car's accelerator. "We realized that there are many things you don't easily capture when you do normal benchmarking, such as elements in the user interface that slow down the user," Pfeiffer explained. Among the tests run last year -- when Pfeiffer matched up Windows XP against Mac OS X -- and this year, when he added Vista, were benchmarks that quantified menu latency, common desktop chores, and precise mouse positioning. "Menu latency is the time it takes an operating system to display a menu," said Pfeiffer. "In Windows, it's not immediate. That's not a speed or performance issue, but a design choice." The new UIF data put Windows Vista, and its Aero graphical interface, behind Windows XP, which had showed improvement over earlier Microsoft operating systems. Menu latency, Pfeiffer said, remains a major problem in Vista, which scored 20 percent slower than XP. "Windows XP was a major step forward from Windows 98, but Vista is back to where 98 was," Pfeiffer said. Microsoft declined to comment on Pfeiffer's Vista user interface research. In the common desktop task benchmark, which gauged how long it took users to open a folder, delete files, and so on, Vista running Aero was 14 percent slower than XP. The final benchmark of mouse precision, a test crucial to design professionals and photographers, but also of interest to general users who get frustrated trying to nail submenu commands at the first click, also put Vista on the bottom. Pfeiffer's Vista "mouse precision coefficient" was 30 percent higher than XP's. A higher coefficient means users found it harder to precisely place the mouse. "These things are very measureable," Pfeiffer said. "In Vista, a folder fades in, as if it appears out of nothing. It looks great, but after 10 times you realize you're losing time waiting for that." Switching to the Basic or Classic interfaces, used primarily by low-powered systems and corporations that want interface consistency, respectively, improves Vista scores, but at a sacrifice of one of the OS's most compelling features. Dropping down to Classic gives Vista a menu latency score similar to XP's, but on desktop operations, it still lags behind the older operating system. In every benchmark, Windows scored significantly poorer than Mac OS X, which is far more "fluid" than Microsoft's OSes, according to Pfeiffer. "But this isn't a Windows versus Mac thing," Pfeiffer said. "We wanted to see if Vista improved on some of the weak spots of previous releases. Usually, developers iron out user interface issues over time to increase [user] productivity." Not this time, he said. "Vista is a step back." http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129410-pg,1/article.html Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Vista, the newly introduced window.
Also wondering whether JAWS can work with the basic version of windows vista. I am specifically interested because that's the version specifically introduced for countries like India. As for as I know, one cannot run more than three programs simultaneously in this version and that's not the case for the advanced version designed for countries like the United States. Vetri. - Original Message - From: "Kiran Kaja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:30 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Vista, the newly introduced window. Hi, There is no version of Jaws that officially supports Windows Vista yet. There are a few beta builds for private testers that actually do support but they are all updates for Jaws 8.0. Jaws 7.0 will never work on Windows Vista. Regards, Kiran. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of S.S PATHAK Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:49 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Vista, the newly introduced window. Hello friends, Could you please share your experiences that Vista is how much friendly with JAWS 7. Your quick responce in this regard is appreciated. S S Pathak To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Vista, the newly introduced window.
Hi, There is no version of Jaws that officially supports Windows Vista yet. There are a few beta builds for private testers that actually do support but they are all updates for Jaws 8.0. Jaws 7.0 will never work on Windows Vista. Regards, Kiran. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of S.S PATHAK Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:49 PM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] Vista, the newly introduced window. Hello friends, Could you please share your experiences that Vista is how much friendly with JAWS 7. Your quick responce in this regard is appreciated. S S Pathak To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista, the newly introduced window.
Hello friends, Could you please share your experiences that Vista is how much friendly with JAWS 7. Your quick responce in this regard is appreciated. S S Pathak To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista has speech recognition hole
Vista has speech recognition hole Feb 1, 2007 "The exploit scenario would involve the speech recognition feature picking up commands through the microphone such as 'copy', 'delete', 'shutdown', etc. and acting on them," a Microsoft security researcher wrote on the team's official blog. Some Vista users have already tested the exploit and were able to delete files and empty the trash can so that the documents were not retrievable. Microsoft has said that even if the machine was primed to accept voice commands it would be unlikely the user would not be in the room to hear the file with malicious instructions being played. The firm also said that voice commands could not be used for privileged functions such as creating a new user or formatting a drive. "There are also additional barriers that would make an attack difficult including speaker and microphone placement, microphone feedback, and the clarity of the dictation," wrote the Microsoft researcher. While speech recognition was a feature of Windows XP, in Vista the use has been widened. "While we are taking the reports seriously and investigating them accordingly I am confident in saying that there is little if any need to worry about the effects of this issue on your new Windows Vista installation," said the researcher. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/6320865.stm Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista security claim challenged
Vista security claim challenged Jan 31, 2007 Security experts have thrown doubt on Bill Gates' claim that Vista is "more secure" than other operating systems. It may be more secure than other versions of Windows, they said, but there are older operating systems that are still safer.. Others said that its security rested on how people use the new system rather than on any individual technology. There is also evidence that malicious hackers are refining attacks to cope with the changes Vista makes. Mr Gates made the claim that Vista was "dramatically more secure" during an interview with BBC News. He said the improved security in Vista was a reason all by itself to upgrade from Windows XP. Microsoft has spent more than five years developing Vista and some of the delays to its launch have occurred as developers struggle to make it more secure. Malicious hackers are already known to be targeting Vista and carrying out research to expose its weaknesses. "For sure, people are hammering away on it," Jeff Moss, the organiser of the Defcon hacking convention, told Reuters. "If you are a bad guy and you find a problem, you have a way to spread your malware and spyware," he said. Vista exploits and vulnerabilities are starting to turn up on discussion boards where such things are traded and developed. So far most have been only experimental and none seem to have been tried in the wild. Academics are also publishing papers on weaknesses in the security technologies inside Vista. Vista comes with many built-in security features in a bid to make the system safe from the moment it is switched on. These include anti-spyware software and a system that aims to stop malicious programs installing themselves by stealth. But whether these changes made it more secure than other operating systems generated debate among security experts. "It's dramatically more secure than, say, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP," said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure. "However, it's fundamentally not more secure than operating systems like FreeBSD, QNX, AS/400 etc," he said. "I would claim it's not even as secure as another operating system from Microsoft; namely the operating system inside the XBOX 360." David Emm, senior technology consultant at Kaspersky Labs, said that with Vista Microsoft was treading a fine line between making the software safe and easy to use. "The more useable and convenient you make it, especially for non-technical people, the more risk there is that there is a chink in the armour," he said. "In a sense people are the weakest link here," said Mr Emm. For instance, he said, the User Account Control system in Vista which aims to stop malicious programs installing themselves invisibly may not prove as effective as Microsoft believes. This system ask users to give permission for programs, browser extensions and many other things to be installed. The sheer number of times that people are asked may make them click past the warning without realising what they were doing, said Mr Emm. He also pointed that not all of the six versions of Vista have all possible security features built-in. There is also evidence that the malicious hacking community is starting to change its tactics to cope with the kind of security technologies seen in Vista and which are also starting to be used in older operating systems such as XP. Surveys of the sorts of malicious software seen in 2006 reveal a significant fall in what is known as "replicating code". These are the familiar viruses that travel by e-mail and which try to trick people into opening an infected attachment so they can find more victims to attack. Instead more and more attacks are becoming targeted at very small populations of users or groups of PCs via a specific exploit or crafted junk mail campaign. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/6316253.stm Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista Update Already Set
Vista Update Already Set Jan 25, 2007 On the verge of the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft is already accepting orders for features to go in the operating system's first service pack. Compiling Wish List Microsoft is taking feedback from testers who are part of its Technology Adoption Program (TAP), which lets certain partners evaluate prerelease software, a Microsoft spokesman in London said on Wednesday. Service packs typically consist of a mix of bug fixes and new features. Microsoft is set to release Vista for consumers next Tuesday, although it has been available to volume-license customers since November 30. The company doesn't mention future update plans for Vista on its service pack road map . The spokesperson said a release date for the first service pack was not yet available. The company, however, will continue to push out "critical" fixes for Vista through Windows Update, Microsoft's automated patch rollout system, the spokesperson said. Comparing XP's Schedule With Windows XP, Microsoft released the first service pack in September 2002, 11 months after the initial release of the OS. XP's second service pack--which added a host of security features to combat increased hacking-- was released in August 2004. Microsoft has said another service pack will ship for Windows XP, but the company has pushed its release to 2008 and some customers are skeptical that Microsoft will continue to update the operating system once Vista ships. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128645-pg,1/article.html Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] vista on acb
Interested about Vista and it's accessibility features? Perhaps follow up ACB Radio's next week's program! on January 31st on Main Menu they will talk all about Windows Vista in a very special live edition of Main Menu. Daniel Hubbell from the Microsoft Accessibility Technology Group, Mike Calvo from Serotek and Doug Geoffray from GW Micro will be their guests on Main Menu that week. Get your questions ready and call in and ask away. "This is going to be a fun one for sure!" Said Jeff Bishop ACB Radio's Main Menu Producer Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evening at 8:00 Eastern, 5:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal on Wednesday morning on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Regards To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista Upgrade: The Not-So-Rosy Picture
Vista Upgrade: The Not-So-Rosy Picture Jan 10, 2007 Vista Upgrade: The Not-So-Rosy Picture Columnist Steve Bass reports on Microsoft's new OS, free notebooks for bloggers, and a killer of a movie trivia game. Wednesday, January 10, 2007 01:00 AM PST You thought you were finished with me and my Vista rants. No such luck, folks. According to the e-mail I've been getting, the buzz around Vista is still alive and well. Things aren't looking so hot for Vista's right-around-the corner consumer release. There are a slew of reports that make me wonder if Vista's rough edges are going to keep lots of people from upgrading. Step Into the Lab Let's start with a PC World Labs report . After testing the soon-to-be-released Vista, it's clear that if you want to use all of Vista's features, you're going to need a truckload of power--at a minimum, 1GB of RAM and a fast dual-core processor. It makes me wonder if Vista's worth the move. There's other not-so-good news. Notebooks users are going to see some of Vista's features gobbling up more battery power than they expected. On the can't-we-just-work-together front: Security vendors (McAfee and Symantec, for instance) are unhappy with Microsoft . They're claiming Microsoft's making it difficult for them to gain access to the part of the OS they need in order to upgrade their antivirus and anti-spyware tools to work with Vista. The hottest issue, among other things, is host-based intrusion detection. I love it when these behemoths duke it out---provided, of course, they work things out before everyone upgrades. Not surprisingly, our IDG News folks are saying that large companies are reluctant to upgrade for the reasons I've mentioned, and also because of program incompatibilities, the risk of hardware drivers not being available, and Microsoft's reluctance to issue patches for Vista. If you're planning on playing content that's protected by digital rights management on a high-end audio device, such as one with a Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF), you may be out of luck. Chris Mellor, of IDG's Techworld, reports that Vista disables equipment that doesn't have content protection features. On the hacking side of things, Engadget reports that that there's a way to "freeze the 30-day countdown timer within the operating system in order to prevent it from ever leaving the fully functional evaluation mode." http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128355-pg,1/article.html Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista opens new dawn for security
Vista opens new dawn for security Dec 27, 2006 Hi-tech criminals are looking forward to the consumer release of Windows Vista, say security experts. Vista will be the big event in computer security in 2007, say experts and add that it will have a profound effect on both sides of the security world. Many organised crime gangs are already tearing the new version of Windows apart looking for ways to exploit its weaknesses, say some. Others are expecting to see Vista attacked soon after it debuts. While Microsoft's business customers have been able to buy Vista since 30 November, consumers are being forced to wait until late January 2007 to get their hands on the next version of the Windows operating system. Microsoft has said that the whole development process of the operating system has been run with better security in mind. Within Vista are several technologies that could stop many people falling victim to the most common sorts of malicious attack, said Kevin Hogan, director of security operations at Symantec. In particular, he said, the way Vista handles user accounts will limit the freedom malicious programs have to run and install themselves surreptitiously. Increasingly, said Mr Hogan, hi-tech criminals were booby-trapping benign looking webpages with code that slips through vulnerabilities in the various versions of Windows. It should also help stop people being caught out by malicious attachments on e-mail messages. "That'll deal with a lot of the current threats we are seeing," said Mr Hogan. Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at security firm F-Secure, said the warnings that these account controls display when malicious code tries to install itself will prove useful. "It'll become much more obvious when they get infected," he said. But, said Mr Hypponen, as well as stopping some of the threats hitting users, Vista is also likely to spur many hi-tech criminals to step up their research efforts and translate their old malicious wares to the new software. "None of the existing bots, backdoors, trojans in general run on Vista," said Mr Hypponen. Already security experts are seeing exploits for Vista vulnerabilities being sold on underground websites and proof-of-concept code appearing on discussion boards. Gerhard Eschelbeck, chief technology officer at security firm Webroot, said he expected the hi-tech criminals to start exploiting the many ways that Vista tries to warn people about security threats. He said it was only a matter of time before cyber criminals find a way to mimic the security warnings that Vista uses to try to trick people into installing a malicious program. "They are thinking how to attack the user directly rather than try to penetrate the applications," he said. While Vista might help many users stay safer online, many criminals would be happy targeting the tens of millions of people who own older versions of Windows, said Mr Eschelbeck. In 2007 he said he expected to see malicious code turning up on many different types of sites - many of which looked completely benign. Those behind malicious programs were also more interested in having their creations hang around longer, said Mr Eschelbeck. "The goal is to stay undetected for a long time," he said. "It's being driven by people looking for financial gain." The diversity of the hi-tech underground was also shown by the new targets many were going after, said Paul Davie, chief executive of security firm Secerno. He said many hi-tech criminals were now targeting web shops that use a database to handle orders in a bid to steal valuable information they can sell or use. Many attackers, he said, were using sophisticated techniques to squeeze information out of databases. "These attacks - examples of which include hackers exposing hundreds of thousands of credit card numbers worldwide - certainly will increase sharply in 2007," he said. "The security sector is coming to terms with the fact that it is dealing with highly financially motivated, technologically advanced and professional database http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/6198121.stm Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista Could Sap Notebook PC Battery Life
Vista Could Sap Notebook PC Battery Life Dec 19, 2006 Vista Could Sap Notebook PC Battery Life Flashy new OS features could drain laptop batteries faster than XP, hardware vendors and analysts say. Ben Ames, IDG News Service Monday, December 18, 2006 04:00 PM PST Notebook PC users who upgrade to Microsoft's Windows Vista may have to disable some of the new operating system's flashy graphics features to avoid seeing a decrease in battery life compared to when running Windows XP. The drop will come from the extra power needed to run the high-end processors, graphics cards, and memory capacity required to support Vista. Microsoft has designed the new OS to deliver novel visual effects such as the translucent "Aero" windows on the desktop interface and to offer improved performance as a digital media hub. The business version of the OS was released last month, with the consumer version due out next month. More Power at a Price PC and hardware vendors see Windows Vista as a windfall because it requires faster, more powerful computers. But the extra power comes at a price. "Vista demands more computer resources for a given application than XP does. So you need a heavier battery, or you will have shorter battery life because of the greater demand for watts," said Phil Hester, chief technology officer of Advanced Micro Devices, in remarks made at the company's annual analyst day in New York last week. Dell also said that Vista's appetite for computing resources will increase its draw on battery power. "If Vista is run in full Aero mode, with none of the Vista-provided power management settings turned on, it is likely to demand more power, and have an impact on battery life," said Dell spokesman Ira Williams, in an e-mail interview. "That said, if you run Vista in battery-optimized mode (using a non-3D interface), we would not expect the battery life to be significantly different from XP in that scenario." More Power at a Price A Microsoft spokesperson confirms that Vista will allow users to disable or tune down graphics as part of a power-management package meant to keep Vista battery life on a par with Windows XP's. But she said the graphics have a smaller effect on battery life than other hardware in the PC. "Although it is true that the Windows Vista Aero theme and components can use more resources than previous versions of Windows, the relative impact to battery life is minimal," says Microsoft spokesperson Kristin Farmer. "Microsoft is working with device manufacturers to ensure their device drivers are optimally tuned for performance and power savings. We recognize that battery life isn't just a Microsoft issue and involves our partner's decisions as well," says Farmer. Tweak Software Controls to Save Battery Microsoft has designed Vista to allow notebook PC users to save battery power by turning down the screen brightness, volume, wireless networking, and other attributes, according to the company's Web site. Vista also has a power-conservation mode called sleep, similar to the "standby" and "hibernate" modes in previous versions of Windows. (Read PC World's story on testing Vista installations on three systems, including one laptop.) A spokesperson for Gateway agreed that Microsoft's power-conservation steps can make a difference in compensating for the extra hardware. "We've done extensive testing, and we haven't seen [shortened battery life]," says Gateway spokesperson Kelly Odle. "While it is true that Vista has higher system requirements than XP, it also has more sophisticated mechanisms to allow for power savings." Still, users who need to preserve battery life will face a trade-off in giving up some of the most impressive new features, says Richard Shim, an analyst with IDC. "It's a common criticism that any new Windows OS will have a toll on battery life," Shim said. "If you look back at XP and Windows 98, it took a while for folks to learn how to optimize the hardware. And as the PC market continues to rely on notebooks to drive shipment growth, this will be a big thing." How to Manage Your Laptop Notebook PC users can manage power by reducing the time it takes their processors and hard drives to switch into hibernation mode, by turning off their sound and Wi-Fi, by avoiding running ten applications at once, and by turning down the brightness of their screens--the one component that consumes more battery power than any other computer part, Shim says. Some hardware makers are also helping out, as they are striving to squeeze an extra 2 to 5 percent of efficiency out of the chip set, graphics component, and BIOS, Shim says. However, they face a limited power budget, since battery technology has not improved significantly in recent years, and PC vendors are unlikely to specify a larger cell, since that would add to the PC's size, weight, and cost. "That can add up to savings, but it's not enough to overcome the fact that Vista is not battery-f
[AI] Vista Will Get Antipiracy Functions
Vista Will Get Antipiracy Functions Oct 6, 2006 Microsoft will introduce a new system for fighting software piracy with its upcoming Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn Server operating systems, company representatives said Wednesday. Called the Microsoft Software Protection Platform, it's a collection of technologies that aims to do better at detecting pirated versions of Windows, and will also force unauthorized versions of its software into a limited-functionality mode, encouraging users to obtain a legal copy. Messages for the Unlicensed People using unlicensed copies of Vista will be blocked from accessing certain features, including a new interface design called Windows Aero, and software for fighting pop-up advertisements called Windows Defender, Microsoft said. The company has already used a reduced functionality mode with Windows XP. Users with an unlicensed versions of Windows will also see a persistent reminder message in the corner of their screen, reading "This copy of Windows is not genuine." The new software is bound to come under scrutiny. Microsoft's previous attempt to reduce unauthorized use of its software, Windows Genuine Advantage, was partially rolled back after it was criticized as "spyware" for stealthily installing itself on users' PCs and reporting information back to Microsoft. Microsoft said the new technologies are necessary to fight software piracy, and said end users can also benefit because they are less likely to be exposed to faulty or compromised software. End users installing pirated Vista copies, or who don't register their software using a product key within 30 days, will have their OS functionality reduced. The product key is an ID number assigned to customers for each purchase of Windows. The company said it will also be able to track more easily when products are activated with product keys that have been stolen from a business. Security Updates Allowed Regardless of the authenticity of their Vista copy, all users will have access to Microsoft security updates, the company said. For businesses that use volume license keys for Vista and Longhorn Server, Microsoft will introduce new, policy-based tools for activating those systems. The new tools, called Microsoft Volume Activation 2.0, won't be linked to Microsoft's software billing systems, the company said. Windows Vista and Windows Server Longhorn--the code name for the next version of Microsofta??s server software--will be the first products to ship with the antipiracy technologies, but they'll eventually be used in more of its products. Around 35 percent of all software installed worldwide in 2005 was pirated or unlicensed, Microsoft said, citing a figure from the Business Software Alliance, an industry group. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127381-pg,1-RSS,RSS/article.html Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Vista Disc Will Contain All Versions
Vista Disc Will Contain All Versions Sep 20, 2006 Vista Disc Will Contain All Versions Microsoft wants to make it easy for users to upgrade among editions of the next Windows. Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service Wednesday, September 20, 2006 08:00 AM PDT In an effort to simplify the distribution of Windows Vista and make it easier for customers to upgrade, Microsoft will include the various retail versions of the operating system on one DVD instead of having separate discs for each Vista edition. In the past, Microsoft distributed each version of the Windows client OS on its own disc. However, in a move it is calling "Windows Anytime Upgrade"--which cuts costs for Microsoft as well as making it easier for customers to upgrade--the version of Windows Vista that a customer buys will be activated by his or her product key and will be on a disk with the other editions of the OS. For example, if a customer buys Windows Vista Home Premium from a retail store, he or she will get a DVD that also includes Windows Vista Ultimate, but the product key for the purchase will only activate Home Premium and its features and functionality, said Mike Burk, a Microsoft spokesperson. "With Windows Anytime Upgrade, the idea is to provide customers with the most convenient user experience possible by enabling them to more easily and directly upgrade to a higher edition of Windows Vista from within their current edition," he said. Choice of Versions Consumers will have their choice of several versions of Windows Vista when it becomes available, which is scheduled for January 2007. Microsoft plans to release Windows Vista Ultimate, which will cost $399; Windows Vista Business, which will cost $299; Windows Vista Home Premium, which will cost $239; and Windows Vista Home Basic, which will cost $199. Microsoft has said it plans to urge customers to purchase premium versions of Vista in favor of Windows Vista Home Basic, the entry-level version for U.S. consumers. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127195-pg,1-RSS,RSS/article.html Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
