[jaws-uk] Re: Windows update

hi dorothy, i don't understand. the operating system uses indexes, yes. they tell the operating system where files are and how much space is allocated to them. any scan, be it a defragmentation scan, or a chkdsk, or any other scan, including those conducted by third party applications refer to those indexes. computers have always had them since the year dot. i remember in an earlier email you mentioned that an engineer or someone had referred to indexes whirling round in your computer. of course they're accessed quickly. computers work quickly.
if your computer picks up a virus it will be known about by the operating system, and therefore, dependent on the nature of the virus, ie if it was a file it would have been allocated space by the operating system, and would be on a file allocation table, but indexes or file allocatition tables don't spread viruses.
different viruses work in different ways. they will go where they're programmed to. they won't spread through your computer, although they may affect different parts of it. 

                   john.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Ingram-Gorban" <dorothy.ingram-gorban@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 3:58 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Windows update
HI John but if you do a Defrag and you say you do this daily if you had a virus wouldn't it spread through the computer with this indexing business. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 9:42 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Windows update



Hi Dorothy, if no bugs get onto your system system restore's fine. If you
get a bug though it will go into system restore and you'll never get rid
of
it. Each time you run system restore it'll be back again. System restore
is,
in effect, just a set of configuration settings that tells windows how
your
system was configured on any particular day.
 As far as resource hungry applications goes I should think probably
either
sonar, which is a vertual studio firstly, and secondly, although I'm
guessing here, convert x to DVD, which is a program that converts movies
and
burns them to dvd.
                   John.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Ingram-Gorban" <dorothy.ingram-gorban@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:51 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Windows update
Hi John, slight change of Topic but you said you do not believe in System restore or restore points why is that please? It has saved my bacon a few 
times also if you only use Word from the Office suite, which of the
programmes on your computer uses the most power, you are not using a
Scanner
or Ocr so which software is the one greedy for resources. I was
interested
the   voice Daniel does not play up,I only use it in Kurzweil, but is
hard
to stop it reading non stop so I only use for long documents that it can 
read through. Thanks for your  advice Dorothy
----- Original Message ----- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 12:47 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Windows update



Hi Alex, you're welcome to mail me anytime. Incidentally, crashing a
chkdsk
isn't a good idea. Ok, if it froze you didn't have much option, but I
would
suggest that to make sure all your system files are still ok to run sfc. 
                   John.
----- Original Message ----- From: "alex thynne" <alex.thynne@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 11:31 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Windows update



Hi John

this is very interesting, I had about 19 items in my startup, I had a
look
at it following your message to Dorothy and I have unchecked a few of
these.
Interestingly I think, jaws was not in there, I don't understand why
that
is, unless it's something to do with the fact that jaws doesn't take up 
a
window on my machine as I prefer to run it from the system tray so it's 
out
of the way.
I'll write to you off list about this issue if you don't mind, as there 
are
things in there I don't recognise.

Alex
klango ID: alex-thynne
skype name: grytpype2006
windows live messenger name: alex.thynne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of john coley
Sent: 16 October 2008 10:49
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Windows update


Dorothy, programs appear in the system tray because they're running.
The
way
to clear your system tray is to stop programs loading at startup. The
higher
the number of programs allowed to start with windows the slower your
computer's going to be. They all use up resources.
 The only two programs that run at startup on my computer are AVG and
Jaws.
There really is no reason to have everything running at startup.
If you go to start, then run, type msconfig and press enter the system 
configuration window will open. If you back tab till you're on the
tabs,
then arrow to the startup tab, then press tab to get onto the startup
list.
Everything in that list is starting with windows. The more of it you
uncheck
the better. If you're not happy doing it yourself you could get help
doing
it. When you've unchecked what you want to uncheck tab down to ok and
press
enter or activate with the spacebar. You'll get a prompt to reboot.
click
yes. Your computer will reboot. You'll get a message when your computer 
starts to say that you are running in selective mode. There's a check
box
to
stop the message being shown again. Check it and press enter. That's
it.
                    John.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dorothy Ingram-Gorban" <dorothy.ingram-gorban@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:30 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Windows update





Hi Tiddy I got all mine yesterday but I did look for them got Desktop
first
laptop later I hope the Updates for year 2002 will help me. I must not 
mix
topics I know but can any person say why having a lot in the system
tray
holds up the computer? I am not sure if I move what is there where to
put
it
would it be in all Programmes I have sound ound max avg Lunar Jaws my 
back
up  for external drive  something called invidia settings it says
Messenger
not signed in now which of those could I put elsewhere and find fast? 
Regards Dorothy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tiddy Ogg" <oggy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:15 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Windows update



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