Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7

2012-11-20 Thread David Ferrin
Blind-Computing [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of inthaneelf Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 11:22 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 apologies, I have a associate who is in training for becoming a it tech, an

Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7

2012-11-19 Thread inthaneelf
2 11:27 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 Inthane, I have every confidence in your expertise and knowledge. I have been picking your brains for years. I was referring only to the fact that I wouldn't have the confidence or knowl

Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7

2012-11-19 Thread John Justice
blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of John Justice Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 10:49 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 Hmmm! I have never done that David. In fact, I'm not sure that the average computer user

Re: [Blind-Computing] , UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7

2012-11-18 Thread David Ferrin
@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] , UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 if you look at that, that was the original header with the re of a reply ... so whatever since I am not guilty of any violation here inthane -Original Message- From: Blind-Computing [mailto:blind-computing-boun

Re: [Blind-Computing] , UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7

2012-11-18 Thread inthaneelf
7:38 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] , UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 I do recall something in the guidelines saying do not place list members' names in the subject line. I really don't want to go up to the server right now as it is time for bed so

Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7

2012-11-18 Thread inthaneelf
-users.com] On Behalf Of John Justice Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 10:49 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 Hmmm! I have never done that David. In fact, I'm not sure that the average computer user would know how to perform a &

Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7

2012-11-17 Thread David Ferrin
ready made other plans. - Original Message - From: "John Justice" To: Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 Hmmm! I have never done that David. In fact, I'm not sure that the average computer user would k

Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7

2012-11-17 Thread John Justice
.@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 7:57 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 Having just done this a few weeks ago and also a veteran of a number of system installs I can say that the best resul

Re: [Blind-Computing] , UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7

2012-11-16 Thread David Ferrin
I do recall something in the guidelines saying do not place list members' names in the subject line. I really don't want to go up to the server right now as it is time for bed so here's the deal. Knock it off by morning or it will be time to begin removing violators, and before breakfast is quite

Re: [Blind-Computing] UPGRADING FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7

2012-11-16 Thread David Ferrin
Having just done this a few weeks ago and also a veteran of a number of system installs I can say that the best results may be had by doing a clean install. Save all of your data and format your drive to start fresh. -Original Message- From: Blind-Computing [mailto:blind-computing-boun..

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread KimsanSong
un...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 11:19 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 I figure us elderly people still can teach these kids a trick or two. Now if I could only figure out how to manage

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread Janet
ginal Message - From: "Marilyn Walker" To: Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 George, someone just found a cache of 200 old sealed wine bottles under the sea and it appears that those bottles will go for a pret

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread Marilyn Walker
I didn't hear about beer. marilyn - Original Message - From: "Francis E. Khan" To: Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 :I thought the bottles contained beer. : - Original Message - : From:

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread Francis E. Khan
I thought the bottles contained beer. - Original Message - From: "Marilyn Walker" To: Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 George, someone just found a cache of 200 old sealed wine bottles under the

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread angel238
From: "Marilyn Walker" To: Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 George, someone just found a cache of 200 old sealed wine bottles under the sea and it appears that those bottles will go for a pretty penny, maybe over

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread Rick Justice
Well, George, the jury is still out on that one! lol Rick Justice - Original Message - From: "George Marshall" To: Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 What does that make me at 76? George R. Marshall ma

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread Marilyn Walker
- From: "George Marshall" To: Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 : What does that make me at 76? : George R. Marshall : marshall.geo...@gmail.com : - Original Message - : From: "Gerald Levy" :

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread Marilyn Walker
;Mike & Barbara Arcadia" To: Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 : HI George; : : The 70's are the new 50's, and that makes you a hell of a lot wiser than : someone in their 40's! LOL Take care. : Mike : : --

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread David Ferrin
appening. David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too. - Original Message - From: "Lennie" To: Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 D

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread Lennie
ow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too. - Original Message - From: "chris hallsworth" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 No I completely understand that. Me and my sister both use Windo

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread Janet
nt: Friday, September 10, 2010 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Lol. Gerald, I thought the same thing. I am sixty and people in their 40's are young in my book. - Original Message - From: "Gerald Levy" To: Sent: Friday, September 10,

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread Mike & Barbara Arcadia
HI George; The 70's are the new 50's, and that makes you a hell of a lot wiser than someone in their 40's! LOL Take care. Mike - Original Message - From: "George Marshall" To: Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 6:59 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgra

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-11 Thread George Marshall
What does that make me at 76? George R. Marshall marshall.geo...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: "Gerald Levy" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 The "elderly" members of your family a

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Ishe Chinyoka
lyn - Original Message - From: "chris hallsworth" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 : Hi. : Please keep in touch off list if you want. : I am actually 26 years old. : My dad knows a bit about computers, but n

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Lenny McHugh
2010 10:23 PM To: Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Hi Chris, You must be very young, because the forties isn't considered elderly here. smile Rick Justice - Original Message - From: "chris hallsworth" To: Sent: Friday, September 10,

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Graham Smith
From: "Rosario Perez" Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 9:14 PM To: Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 I have an HP with windows 7 but, I use my good all dell with windows XP because it is so easy to operate. To tell the truth, I am not too fond of windows 7

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Chris, You must be very young, because the forties isn't considered elderly here. smile Rick Justice - Original Message - From: "chris hallsworth" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Marilyn Walker
; To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 : Hi. : Please keep in touch off list if you want. : I am actually 26 years old. : My dad knows a bit about computers, but not his partner who is an : absolute technophobe. : Hope this brought

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Rosario Perez
September 10, 2010 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 No I completely understand that. Me and my sister both use Windows 7, but my elderly members of my family are using XP, simply because I didn't want them to learn a whole new operating system as they ar

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Marilyn Walker
You go, boywith your win 98. windows 98 was very nice and convinced me, as win 95 had not, that computing was for me. Marilyn - Original Message - From: "Jim Redding" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:53 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread heather kd5cbl
But you don't get those cool sticky notes and the dictation program for typing etc is great! Heather For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread michael capelle
i am the same way, i am only 28, but my therey is, if isn't broke, don't fix it. If xp is working for me, stick with it. - Original Message - From: "Candy Lowe" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Wind

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Jim Redding
grinning on a 98 s e. - Original Message - From: "Marilyn Walker" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 > ha ha ha, Chris. You are truly a gem. If I were anywhere nearly still in > my 40's an

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread David Ferrin
do worse than to > change until forced to do so. > What exactly, is so great about windows 7? Marilyn > - Original Message ----- > From: "chris hallsworth" > To: > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:43 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Window

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Candy Lowe
Lol. Gerald, I thought the same thing. I am sixty and people in their 40's are young in my book. - Original Message - From: "Gerald Levy" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:41 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 The "elde

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread chris hallsworth
To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 : No I completely understand that. Me and my sister both use Windows 7, : but my elderly members of my family are using XP, simply because I : didn't want them to learn a whole new opera

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Marilyn Walker
sworth" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 : No I completely understand that. Me and my sister both use Windows 7, : but my elderly members of my family are using XP, simply because I : didn't want them to learn a

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Gerald Levy
The "elderly" members of your family are in their 40's? I guess that makes me a doddering old geezer at the age of 60. Gerald - Original Message - From: "chris hallsworth" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgra

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread chris hallsworth
- From: "chris hallsworth" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:43 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 : Hum, what do you exactly mean by this? Nothing is better than Windows 7 : so far. : : : From Chris H in Derbyshire : : On 10/09/2010 19:36, Francis E.

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Don Marang
. Dean Kamen -- From: "Francis E. Khan" Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:26 PM To: "Blind Computing" Subject: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 I am using XP and wonder whether I can upgrade to Version 7. Do I

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Marilyn Walker
s so great about windows 7? Marilyn - Original Message - From: "chris hallsworth" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:43 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 : Hum, what do you exactly mean by this? Nothing is better than Windows 7 : so far. :

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Francis E. Khan
ng to ascertain the cost of a full version of 7. - Original Message - From: "chris hallsworth" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Hum, what do you exactly mean by this? Nothing is better than Windows 7 s

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Ishe Chinyoka
Unless there are compelling reasons for you to do so, I think you don't have to completely uninstall Windows XP to install Windows 7. While it is true that Windows XP may be getting old (of which even Windows 7 is also getting old as well -- we know for sure that another Windows version gonna

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Gerald Levy
ix it. Gerald - Original Message - From: "Marilyn Walker" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Why would you want to do that? XP will be supported into 2014 and I am sticking with it because it has been a supe

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread chris hallsworth
university medical school and he has urged me to stick witih xp as long as I can. Marilyn - Original Message - From: "Francis E. Khan" To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:26 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 :I am usi

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread chris hallsworth
rilyn Walker" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Why would you want to do that? XP will be supported into 2014 and I am sticking with it because it has been a super operating system for me. One of my nephews is the

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Francis E. Khan
Thank you for the information. By 2014 we might be able to get something better than Windows 7. - Original Message - From: "Marilyn Walker" To: Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Why would you want to do

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Marilyn Walker
can. Marilyn - Original Message - From: "Francis E. Khan" To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:26 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 :I am using XP and wonder whether I can upgrade to Version 7. Do I need to purchase an

[Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

2010-09-10 Thread Francis E. Khan
I am using XP and wonder whether I can upgrade to Version 7. Do I need to purchase an upgrade or do I have to purchase a full version of Windows 7? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/