Norton and MacAfee are more inaccessible than ever these days. When
MacAfee
gives firewall alerts you might get a chime, but the only way to find the
alert is with the jaws cursor or using the mouse or we cursor in
Windoweyes.
You can't disable them from the tray any more. Keyboard hot key support
is
almost nonexistent. Alt f4 doesn't always work to close the windows. I
like Security Essentials, but it doesn't contain a firewall. The Windows
7
firewall I don't know if it's any better than Vista's. You can run the
latest jaws 10 on Windows 7 should you wish. If you are using a router
you
are already behind a hardware firewall on top of the one that comes with
Windows. So I would stick with Security Essentials for virus and spyware
protection. It may not be the best, but it works and is totally
accessible.
Other choices might include Avast, Avira, and NOD32.
Reg
----- Original Message -----
From: "David" <davidwhitehead1957@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:07 PM
Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Microsoft Security Essentials
Hello there;
if your wanting to remove;
Microsoft Live One Care,
using vista,
you can do the following;
1, from desktop, press the letter C=control panel, press enter.
2, now press the letter P=programs&features, press enter.
now, you should see a list of files, which you can modify, or remove.
arrow, to the
Microsoft Live One Care
press the applications key, and enter on uninstall.
you may want to shutdown the program first before you uninstall.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Hart" <pat.hart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:54 PM
Subject: [accesscomp] Microsoft Security Essentials
Hi List, I recently bought a new computer in August and ran Microsoft Live
One Care for an anti virus program and firewall on it.. I had a
subscription
to it and had it for over 2 years. Microsoft notified me that I would get
it
free for 6 months and at that time they would go to Security Essentials as
I
have Vista Home Premium for an OS.. They informed me I would have to take
off One Care before I could download and install Security Essentials for
it
to work properly which I can understand that but their tech support e-mail
is complicated and I am legally blind and explained that to the support
person on the phone which she then told me they did not do phone support
for
Security Essentials.. Then she sent me an e-mail with a lot of step by
step
instructions written for a mouse user in it. I will have to find someone
to
come and assist me in doing this when they can find time, someone who is
more sighted than I am but most of my friends are busy and can only come
on
the weekends.. I am wondering, however, if I even want to install this
program. I used to use Norton but had some problems with it a few years
ago
and that is why I went to Live One Care and did not have any problems with
it. I know Norton and how the program works and also know there is AV g a
free virus program but know nothing about it or how to use it or how to
check on what it does. With Norton I know how to go in and check to see
what
reports it gives as I could do with One Care also and get reports on what
it
is doing and the status of my anti virus protection and so on.. Does
anyone
have any advice on what program to go to if I choose not to use Security
Essentials on Vista HOme Premium. I have not updated to Windows 7 as of
yet
as I am still running Jaws 10 and at this time have not planned on nor do
I
want to spend the money to upgrade to Jaws 11 just so Jaws will run with
Windows 7 as I have spent quite a lot lately on a new computer anyway..
Should I buy Norton or McAfee or do I have torun Security Essentials since
I
know nothing about it, it is new and I am not sure I even want to run it
for a virus program on my computer.. My cousin's husband is running Norton
on his computer and it is just like mine, he has Vista and think he has
already upgraded to Windows 7 though, Please advise.. Thanks, Pat Dallas
