Hi
Christopher said exactly what I was thinking both about software
versions and about IE and Firefox running together.
In fact, sometimes events occur close in time but are not related.
Perhaps the file corruption issue reflects a problem that might or
might not have anything to do with either of the browsers. Are you
having other system problems? Do you know of any repairs you really
should be getting around to? Why do you think things are getting
corrupted?
No guarantees this list can help, but maybe if you can tell us about
error messages or other behaviors, someone might be able to suggest
something.
DoreneC
Seattle WA
-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Chaltain <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Fri, May 7, 2010 9:30 am
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] question about windows xp
You should be safe going with the XP version. If you were running
64-bit
Windows XP then I'm pretty sure you'd know it. Unlike Vista or Windows
7, you would have had to pretty much order a system with XP 64-bit as a
special request. 64-bit XP also didn't have the widespread device
support that you have in Vista or Widnows 7, so you'd probably be stuck
with a limited set of device drivers or you'd be scrambling around
looking for 64-bit XP device drivers. I'm also not sure what the status
of 64-bit support is for XP and the screen readers. I know they support
64-bit Windows, but I guess I always assumed this was for Vista and/or
Windows 7.
I'm a bit surprised that you ran into this problem running Ff and IE. I
run them both on three different systems, and I've never had this
problem. I'll run them simultaneously, use one or the other, jubmp back
and forth between the two, and like I said, all with no problems. I'm
even surprised that there's enough interaction or shared components
between the two to cause a corruption in one or the other.
--
Christopher
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On 5/7/2010 8:45 AM, Michael Groat wrote:
> Lisa,
> Choose the XP version for the download. I am running this version on
my XP
> system and I do not have any problems. The 64 bit version is for the
> computers that are running Windows 7 or especially setup XP systems.
>
> I also use FireFox on my systems. I suggest to fully close one before
> opening the other. When I close one, I do a Start + M before I open
the
> other. This may not do anything, but I have not had any issues.
>
> Michael
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lisa McManus
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 6:46 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VICUG-L] question about windows xp
>
> Hi all,
>
> I know this might sound silly, but I just wanted to ask and make
sure. I
> just spent last evening going back and forth and back and forth
between
> internet explorer and fire fox which corrupted my internet explorer.
Gw
> micro said that they have seen this happen before so I have learned my
> lesson and I am not going to do that any more. I was just trying to
get
> webvisum to work and after a few hours it still wouldn't so I gave
up. I
> had to uninstall my internet explorer 8 which reverted me back to 7.
So
> when I go to download it again it wants to know my operating system.
I have
> xp home, but in the choices there is xp and xp 64 bit. I don't know
what 64
> bit refers to so I don't know which I have. I have fios service. Can
> someone tell me for sure what one I should pick? I just don't want
this to
> get any more messed up. Thanks very much in advance.
>
> Lisa
>
>
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