Instead of speculating about how difficult or not it may be, you could just write or call them and ask. I only just helped my friend last month and I believe he should be getting his system soon if not already. In his case, he requested a larger screen since he can still somewhat see.
I believe that the Computer for the blind folks preinstall NVDA and a Jaws demo and more or less have it set up ready for out of the box use. I'd have to ask my friend next time I talk to him, but again, you could also ask them as to how difficult it may be for someone in your circumstances that can't rely on sighted help to get it up and running all by yourself. I have to believe that there are others like you who face the same situation. I can appreciate your difficulty, but replacing xp is going to be more and more an inevitability sooner than later. You could also maybe look on Craigslist or Yelp or other sites like that for low cost tech support. Maybe even reach out to some sort of state agency/community resource center or even a tech school and explain your situation and see if a student could help you out with the actual physical set up or just as a pair of eyes in case you run into problems while doing whatever it is you need to do if you really dont' know of anyone who may know someone who can lend you a hand for an hour or two. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 11:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk" My biggest problem with buying a new computer or even obtaining one from the Texas organization is that I have nobody I can count on right now to help me set it up. Indeed, my current Dell XP workstation is so heavy and bulky that it would require two strong bodies just to lift it off the desk where it is now sitting. And I am reluctant to enlist the services of Geek Squad, which I have heard nothing but horror stories about from blind computer users on other lists, or any other tech service of dubious reliability. Actually, I'm not so sure that it would be easy to obtain a refurbed Windows 7 computer from Computers for the Blind now anyway because they may be experiencing overwhelming demand from other blind XP users who are looking for an inexpensive way to upgrade to Windows 7. Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cristóbal" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk" > Gerald, have you thought about reaching out to Computers for the Blind in > Texas to see about possibly upgrading to a Windows 7 machine? I know > everyone's financial circumstances are different and it isn't the easiest > thing for some folks to just go out and get a new system. > They help visually impaired people get computers with a minimum > configuration of Windows 7 for a donation of $100.00 for a desktop or > $150.00 for a laptop. I recently helped a friend who didn't have a lot of > money obtain a pc from them. > Instead of patching holes left and right and trying to come up with > creative > solutions, perhaps this could be an option? > I guess too it would depend on what version of Jaws you're on, but even > then, NVDA is free. > ----- > Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Gerald Levy > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 7:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk" > > > Somebody on another list claims that the most recent version of Avast is > not > very accessible with JAWS. The problem with installing Avast is that if > it > doesn't work out, it might be necessary to boot into safe mode to remove > it, > and of course, this cannot be done with JAWS because it does not provide > speech. So I would prefer to avoid Avast for these reasons. > > Gerald > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RJ" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:30 AM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk" > > >> Just finish a scan with avast using the jaws key. No problem here. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 10:11 AM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk" >> >> >>> >>> The probelm with AVG and Avast is that there are questions about their >>> accessibility with JAWS, particularly the most recent versions. So as >>> an > >>> alternative to MSE, I am considering Qihoo 360 Internet Security, which >>> is free and JAWS accessible , according to a few list members who have >>> tried it. And it has received mostly favorable reviews for ease of use >>> and malware detection. Can I disable MSE real-time protection and keep >>> it on my PC and use it only as a scanner in conjunction with another >>> real-time anti-virus program like 360 Internet Security? This way, I >>> can > >>> go back to using MSE by re-enabling real-time protection in the event >>> that the alternate anti-virus program doesn't work out and has to be >>> uninstalled. My understanding is that the XP version of MSE can no >>> longer > >>> be installed, so once I remove it, I probably wouldn't be able to >>> re-install it again, and for this reason, I would prefer to keep it on >>> my > >>> PC as a fallback. As long as MSE real-time protection is disabled, it >>> should not conflict with another real-time anti-virus program. Does >>> this > >>> make sense? Thanks for any advice. >>> >>> Gerald >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "RJ" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:39 AM >>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk" >>> >>> >>>> Why not uninstall it and go to avast or avg? >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:53 AM >>>> Subject: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Flagging My PC Status As "At Risk" >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> A few days ago, I posted that the Microsoft Security Essentials icon >>>>> in > >>>>> the System Tray of my XP PC was reporting its status as "potentially >>>>> unprotected". This morning, after I booted up and checked the System >>>>> Tray, the MSE icon is now reporting my PC status as "At Risk". Here >>>>> is > >>>>> the message that is displayed on the MSE Home tab: >>>>> >>>>> PC status: At risk >>>>> Support for this operating system has ended, which means Microsoft >>>>> Security Essentials is no longer supported and your PC is at risk. To >>>>> make >>>>> sure your PC stays >>>>> protected, click the link below to see our end-of-support guidance for >>>>> operating systems. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> While it is true that support for XP itself has ended, the XP version >>>>> of MSE continues to function. I successfully updated the database >>>>> definitions manually and ran a quick scan to verify this. So if MSE >>>>> is > >>>>> still working, then my PC is not really "At Risk", as the System Tray >>>>> icon reports, and I can only conclude that this is nothing less than >>>>> shameless scare mongering on the part of MS. Contrary to the message >>>>> above,reliable sources claim that support for MSE will continue >>>>> through > >>>>> July, 2015. So what is really going on? Are any other MSE users who >>>>> are still running XP also getting the "At Risk" icon in their System >>>>> Tray? >>>>> >>>>> Gerald >>>>> >>>>> ? >>>>> >>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>>> >>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ 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/
