I just gave it a try and got the message that it could not be found. Hum! On 3/5/15, Mike Boyd <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I do not know when this utility was introduced into Windows, but it is > > included in Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. Probably XP and Vista as well. > > Mike > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tammy Freitag > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 8:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] looking for a program to find > andgetridofWindowserrors > > Does this work on a Windows 8.1 machine? > Thanks! > > On 3/5/15, Mike Boyd <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> If the scanner finds nothing, it will tell you, and there is nothing to >> worry about. If the scanner found corruptions and could fix them, it >> would >> have reported that it did so. If it had found corruptions that it could >> not >> >> fix, then it would be up to you to either run a repair on Windows, or do >> nothing, depending on how the corrupted files were affecting your >> computer's >> >> performance. The scanner does not offer anything further. >> >> Mike >> [email protected] >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kevin Lee >> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 2:05 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] looking for a program to find and >> getridofWindowserrors >> >> bfout like in my case no corruptions were found so jaws just said no >> corruptions were found and automatically quit the scanner, so if >> corruptions >> a found I do not know if the window with that notification will stay up. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Boyd >> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 11:12 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] looking for a program to find and get >> ridofWindowserrors >> >> >> >> No, you can be doing something while the scan runs, but you might limit >> it >> to just one or two programs open at one time. Depending on how much >> memory >> (RAM) your computer has, you should be OK running at least one program >> while >> the scan runs at the same time. >> >> Mike >> [email protected] >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dacia Cole >> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 7:58 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] looking for a program to find and get rid >> ofWindowserrors >> >> Hi, >> >> Thanks, I'll try it. Do I have to not be doing anything else on the >> computer while it runs the scan? >> >> thanks, >> >> Dacia >> >> On 3/4/15, Mike Boyd <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> You will want to open the Run dialogue box by pressing the Windows logo >>> key >>> >>> + the letter R. then type in "sfc /scannow" without the quotes of >>> course, >>> and the system file checker will start scanning your Windows files for >>> missing and corrupted files. It should take less than an hour for the >>> scan >>> to run, and at the end, the scanner will report the system's status to >>> you. >>> >>> It will say that: >>> >>> 1. There were no corruptions found, >>> 2. That there were corruptions found and fixed, or >>> 3. There were Corruptions found, but they could not be repaired. >>> >>> If the latter one appears, you would need to run a repair on your >>> Windows, >>> using either a repair or the installation disk, and you will probably >>> need >>> some sighted assistance, as you have to boot into safe mode to >>> accomplish >>> this. >>> >>> hth, >>> Mike >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Dacia Cole >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 11:21 AM >>> To: jaws-users-list >>> Subject: [JAWS-Users] looking for a program to find and get rid of >>> Windowserrors >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm looking for an accessible and free program that will aloow me to >>> search for, and fix Windows errors. I have Windows 7 64-bit and JAWS >>> 16. I'd like a specific step-by-step on how to find it and if >>> necessary if there are any special things about running it, please. >>> >>> Thanks for the help!! >>> >>> Dacia >>> >>> 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/ >> > > > -- > Independence is yours . Are you willing to reach for it? > Tammy > > 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/ >
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