Russ, I was thinking that computers are not so expensive anymore and she should just give it up and go pc. She teaches writing and wants to communicate with students from home when she can witih Blackboard. Thanks. marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Hubley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Help needed-screwy HP laptop
: Marilyn, : If it costs that much, I would seriously do as you said. You can buy : netbooks starting around $300 that would work well. Even if you need a : larger monitor, If the size of a screen is the problem, for her working with : students, I believe using an existing large monitor such as a school may : already have would work out fine. : : Russ : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 6:28 PM : Subject: [Blind-Computing] Help needed-screwy HP laptop : : : > Hi, all: a sighted friend has an HP laptop with Vista and has tried for : > two : > years to get it going. This after so-called expert installation (the : > Geeks : > at Best Buy) and another pretty savvy expert. What she gets is this: she : > boots and the thing takes about 20 minutes to reel off all sorts of ads : > and : > garbage. Then, it is likely to tell her it is shutting down. Or it : > connects (she has a wireless connection from what she says) to her e mail : > provider sbc and outlook Express and most of the time closes down again. : > She says it is not an antivirus problem but doesn't know what the program : > is; it is something the store's geeks sold her. She needs her computer : > for : > teaching, using Blackboard, but more often than not has to use the : > school's : > computers for everything. Someone told her to buy a $300. cleanup program : > to fix what he says is an hp/Vista problem. : > Do any of you have any idea about this or have any advice? MY advice is : > to : > throw the sucker out the window or give it away and start over with a pc. : > Thanks for any help because this has driven me nuts, too. Sick of hearing : > about it. Marilyn : > : > : > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : > : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
