Re: [Blind-Computing] USB ports Device Manager

2011-01-31 Thread Don Marang
Near the near bottom of the list in Device Manager, there will be a grouping for Universal Serial Bus Controllers. You do not want to disable them, that will not cause Windows to reinstall them. Instead, just remove them by highlighting each one and pressing the Delete key. Windows should

[Blind-Computing] Odd error message in Outlook

2011-01-31 Thread Brad Dunse
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Re: [Blind-Computing] struggling with macafee;

2011-01-31 Thread David
hello there; where did you get the information that; MSE won't run on a xp machine. this is absolutely false. - Original Message - From: Dan Mccurley bearea...@bellsouth.net To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing]

[Blind-Computing] ex hd problem

2011-01-31 Thread Lenny McHugh
Well I did not think it possible for an ex hd to crash your computer. Yesterday I turned the computer on downloaded my email and turned the ex hd on. I heard the windows tones for a new device but it was not in the list. Cycled the drive a few times with same results. Restarted windows and it

Re: [Blind-Computing] ex hd problem

2011-01-31 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Lenny, Lasers? on a hard drive? Interesting Rick Justice - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh lmch...@verizon.net To: blind computing blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 7:37 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] ex hd problem Well I did not think it possible

Re: [Blind-Computing] ex hd problem

2011-01-31 Thread Lenny McHugh
That is what the man said, I would like to find out but in search of a new unit first.I wonder if he really meant heads but is in dvd mode. -Original Message- From: Rick Justice Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 7:52 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] ex

Re: [Blind-Computing] ex hd problem

2011-01-31 Thread David Ferrin
No lasers my friend, he meant read write heads. If he did mean lasers then he needs another kind of help which we don't provide. David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too. - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh

[Blind-Computing] ext hd power question

2011-01-31 Thread Lenny McHugh
Does the power switch on the external hd drive do anything other than cut the power? Wondering if it triggers some sort of shut down procedure. I have been using my drive always powered on and controlled by a surge controller panel. The surge protector I use has switches to power on the

Re: [Blind-Computing] ex hd problem

2011-01-31 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Lenny, I would be inclined to agree with you. Shutting the external drive off with it's switch shouldn't have any affect on the computer, however, if the drive is being written to at the time you turn it off, this will most certainly cause data loss or corruption. HTH, Rick Justice -

[Blind-Computing] converting files

2011-01-31 Thread Lori Duncan
Hi I recently transfered files from my old laptop to my new one. I just went to one and tried to open it, it came up with the windows can't open this program until it knows what program made it window, so as it's a word document I sellected Microsoft word. I then got a window asking me what

[Blind-Computing] Deleted folder in Outlook 2003

2011-01-31 Thread Brad Dunse
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Re: [Blind-Computing] Deleted folder in Outlook 2003

2011-01-31 Thread Brad Dunse
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Re: [Blind-Computing] converting files

2011-01-31 Thread Jacob Kruger
Almost sounds like some form of language/character set/encoding conversion, if you get my drift - that might make it show up as a bunch of weird characters, etc. If, using windows 7, in the start menu, you start typing language, there should be something like an option to set/change microsoft

Re: [Blind-Computing] Deleted folder in Outlook 2003

2011-01-31 Thread Jacob Kruger
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