Hi Ted, My XP machine was a Dell and I also used a wireless keyboard as I didn't like having to use the laptop layout for JAWS. About all I can say about the HP laptops is that there a couple of

Man, I don't know what happened, but it had to be really BIOS- or hardware-specific, but it was real! We swapped out the batteries, and were at our wits end, when I decided to do the obvious and undo

Hi, I have used MSE on my XP laptop for some time and had no problems. I now use MSE on myW7 HP 64 bit laptop and it works quite well. Cy

Just one caveat. I think my experience was fairly unique, but Essentials totally disabled the keyboard on my HP, running XP. It was so bad, I needed sighted assistance uninstalling it. I never

I would suggest Security Essentials from Microsoft but it does not work on Windows 8. alternately, Windows 8 does come with a modified version of MSE which is compatible with Windows 8 and is called

Hello Niall, here is a link you might be interested in. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03481733&lc=en&cc=us&dl c=en#N91 It is the procedure to backup system files on an HP laptop

Ok, for backing up files and creating a system image there's windows 7 file recovery in the control panel of windows 8. Also as for antivirus, I use viper although windows defender comes with windows

Hi William, Thank you very much for your reply. It is great to know there is a usable solution out there. If you do remember the name of the utility you used I would be very grateful if you could

I'm assuming you wish to back up the system files in case of a major melt down. I just bought an hp laptop and just backed up my system files for just such an emergency. I'm trying to think of the

Hi Bill, Below is a MSSE navigation guide I've saved: Because list members ask, from time to time, how to work with Microsoft Security Essentials, I have provided a quick guide. I don't discuss

When you say work computer, is this in an office environment or is the work computer in a home office. If at a company office, I'd contact your it people and let them know. If at home, It's a good

Thanks, I'll check it out.

Hi Everyone, I am looking for a system image /backup and anti virus software solution compatible with JAWS and Windows 8. I have asked people who recommended Norton Ghost, but on investigation it

Hi Dani , You will get "searchable PDF" as an option in the configurations of your scanner software. HTH. Godwin

Sorry, I don't have the answer for your question, but have some info for you. Another good general computing list is

Hi Take a look at http://www.alteraeon.com/alter its a on line game with both visually impaired and sighted players , and every thing in the game is blind frendly . all you need to do is down load a

Of course there is: Go to the update tab in the advanced options. However, there might be a way to get your add-ons to work and still have the added security of keeping your firefox current, which

Hello All, I am trying to help a friend, who has Outlook 2010 and Jaws 14. He needs to change his e-mail settings, so that when he deletes an e-mail from his in box, that it does not leave a copy on

HI, Sally. well, for sound games that are really realistic and fun, I find that GMA games is a blast. You can download free demo versionsoversions of them and play for quite some time but headphones

I have a couple of questions about MSE and JAWS. A friend of mine has MSE, and it showed a couple of threats, and offered a clean button. But we couldn't find out which files were considered the