Hi Walt; Your points are very well taken.
I think JAWS better get with the program so that we can use IE7. The world of computers does not revolve around any one particular group or person. This is what caused the demise of ARTIC TECHNOLOGIES. Sincerely Anthony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] IE 7 > What you want is the setting to download but not install updates. Then, > you > will be notified and you choose Custom install instead of Express install. > In this dialog, the updates will be listed and you can uncheck any that > you > don't want to install. However, sooner or later, IE 7 is going to be part > of > a larger update that very well may not be identified as IE 7. When this > happens, there will hopefully have been a message sent to lists > identifying > the update by name or update number so that people who can't use IE 7 at > all > don't accidentally install it. > > However, as Rick pointed out in his message about JAWS 8.0 not being > supported in certain versions of Windows, change is absolutely inevitable > where computers are concerned and to some extent, it's the user's > responsibility to do whatever is required to keep up with this change. As > a > practical matter, this means that blind persons who want to use computers > are going to _have_ to upgrade to XP and JAWS 8 and make the sacrifices > that > are necessary to do this. I totally understand all of the reasons as to > why > many blind computer users haven't been able to do so and while I have a > lot > of sympathy with people in this situation, the facts are just > relentless--the technology is not going to stand still just because a > small > number of people believe they can't afford the costs of keeping up. There > are still people trying to get along with Windows 98 and JAWS 3.5 or 4.0 > and > they can't expect to be able to continue to do so forever. If, as many > people have said on these lists over the years, you can't manage at all > without computer access, then somehow, the money that's required to keep > pace with the technology is going to have to be found. This may mean a > really major outlay for a whole new computer system capable of running > Windows XP, or it may mean the cost of a new JAWS SMA, or it may mean > both. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Margaret Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:43 PM > Subject: Re: [jaws-users] IE 7 > > > If you follow the instructions to notify me, but don't download or > install updates does XP Home still tell you that in the sys tray that > some are available to be downloaded? > > Thanks, > > Margaret > > > > Visit the JAWS Users list home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the JAWS Users List > send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Visit the JAWS Users list home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the JAWS Users List send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jaws-users/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jaws-users/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
