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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:31:47 -0400
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What issue are you having? I don't put much faith in the geek squad, they 
sure know how to make money off people. They don't impress me though from 
what I've heard and seen, though I've been doing the same type work on my 
own for a long time for cheaper so take that for what it's worth.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Ketler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: Now that's chutspa!


>I bought a computer from Best Buy in 2012. I haven't heard anything good
> about the geek squad from people who use screen readers. My computer has 
> an
> obscure sound card issue that no one I have talked to about it can figure
> out how to solve. If people who are familiar with screen readers couldn't
> figure out how to solve it I am pretty sure that the geek squad would have
> no clue.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Harvey Heagy
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:45 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Now that's chutspa!
>
> I had Windows XPS when I was running security essentials, and when they 
> did
> the file transfer to this machine, I noticed some files didn't transfer 
> like
> my "Have a Nice Day," music collection folder and my NLS books folder
> allegedly because they were corrupted which according to the geek squad
> person would have been the only reason why they wouldn't have transferred
> over.  I take that with a grain of salt because those files always worked 
> on
> my XPS machine, and with the books, I never had any problem with them
> working on my nls player once they were put on cartridges.  I am now 
> running
> web root security because it came with this computer.
> Harvey
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 6:26 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Now that's chutspa!
>
> I've never had problems with Microsoft security essentials under XP, 
> vista,
> or windows 7. For XP though it has to be SP III at least I believe.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 4:21 AM
> Subject: Re: Now that's chutspa!
>
>
>> Thanks!  i rolled back the computer, will look when avast updates again.
>> I was thinking of taking it out, but appearently Microsoft security
>> essentials doesn't work that well under XP.
>> Thanks for the idea! 

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