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Re: Computer Maintenance Software
Gene
CCleaner has a registry cleaner but you don't have
to use it.
Gene
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From: Steve Matzura
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2019 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Computer Maintenance
Software this day and age, Registry cleaners have no real purpose any more. The amount of space taken up by keys you don't need, and the amount of time taken to search through those unneded keys and values is less than negligible. On 11/1/2019 7:49 AM, Samuel Wilkins wrote: > Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone could recommend an > accessible computer Maintenance software. I used to use Glarysoft but > that isn't accessible. I've heard that C Cleaner might be accessible, > can anyone confirm this, and if not, is there a better one available? > Thank you. >
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
Monte Single
I have been using a 120 gig ss drive on this pc for almost 7 years. I have a 2 tb drive for storage.
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Every month or so I move everything I want to keep from my downloads folder on the ss drive to the storage drive; I have had no problems with this set up. Using win 7 pro, nvda full suite of office applickiations, ocr programs, and lots of other apps. Yes, a 500 gig ss drive is nice, but is not necessary if financial restraints are to be considered.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of James Bentley Sent: November-01-19 4:02 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop I would hold out for an SSD. A 512GB if you have the cash. Especially if that 1TB is only a 5400 RPM drive which most will be. If you are doing image backups or half a dozen other resource intensive task, maybe transferring a large file while you half 10 Chrome tabs open all at the same time. I think you will be happier over the long run with more computing power. Do you ever want to be able to do several things all at one time while you are also running a virus scan? A 512GB SSD and 12GB ram and at least an I5 quad core processor.is the only way to go if the cash flow is sufficient. Even if you need to wait until your finances are sufficient. $800.00, sounds a bit high for that Acer unless it comes with accessories. Isn't there a Black Friday coming up in just a few weeks. I bet Amazon will be kicking butt with totally major sales. But, Gene really is right, There definitely is no right or wrong answer to this situation. It's just what you personally think you need or what you prefer. Some people might use the money that they saved on a new high dollar computer and buy another really nice toy. Or, set it aside for retirement. Congratulations! It sounds like you are taking your time and thinking seriously about making a right decision on this new PC. Cheers, James B -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mary Smith Sent: Friday, November 1, 2019 1:51 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop James, I just found an Acer machine with 12 gb of ram and a 1 tb mechanical drive for about $800. I'll have to compare this to comparable Dell machines. On 11/1/2019 2:15 PM, James Bentley wrote: All in ones and especially laptops are difficult and expensive to repair. If you are computer savvy or, you have a friend who is, a desktop can save you lots of cash in the long run.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Software
Steve Matzura
CCleaner is a dangerous tool, heartily disrecommended by Microsoft. In this day and age, Registry cleaners have no real purpose any more. The amount of space taken up by keys you don't need, and the amount of time taken to search through those unneded keys and values is less than negligible.
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On 11/1/2019 7:49 AM, Samuel Wilkins wrote:
Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone could recommend an accessible computer Maintenance software. I used to use Glarysoft but that isn't accessible. I've heard that C Cleaner might be accessible, can anyone confirm this, and if not, is there a better one available? Thank you.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Software
Brian Zolo <bzolo@...>
Hey there, Samuel, Brian Zolo here in Gahanna, Ohio. I'm using glary utilities pro and it works quite well with jaws 2019. BZ!
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Samuel Wilkins Sent: Friday, November 01, 2019 7:49 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] Computer Maintenance Software Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone could recommend an accessible computer Maintenance software. I used to use Glarysoft but that isn't accessible. I've heard that C Cleaner might be accessible, can anyone confirm this, and if not, is there a better one available? Thank you. -- Regards, Samuel Wilkins
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
Mary Smith <ms0815@...>
Hi James, all of the xps systems I'm looking at are built with 1 tb drives, 7200 rpm. Some of the configurations are built with 256 gb ssd's as the boot drive, the mechanical drive is used for storage. A 512 drive sounds nice but would raise the price considerably.
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On 11/1/2019 6:02 PM, James Bentley wrote:
I would hold out for an SSD. A 512GB if you have the cash. Especially if that 1TB is only a 5400 RPM drive which most will be.
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
James Bentley
I would hold out for an SSD. A 512GB if you have the cash. Especially if that 1TB is only a 5400 RPM drive which most will be.
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If you are doing image backups or half a dozen other resource intensive task, maybe transferring a large file while you half 10 Chrome tabs open all at the same time. I think you will be happier over the long run with more computing power. Do you ever want to be able to do several things all at one time while you are also running a virus scan? A 512GB SSD and 12GB ram and at least an I5 quad core processor.is the only way to go if the cash flow is sufficient. Even if you need to wait until your finances are sufficient. $800.00, sounds a bit high for that Acer unless it comes with accessories. Isn't there a Black Friday coming up in just a few weeks. I bet Amazon will be kicking butt with totally major sales. But, Gene really is right, There definitely is no right or wrong answer to this situation. It's just what you personally think you need or what you prefer. Some people might use the money that they saved on a new high dollar computer and buy another really nice toy. Or, set it aside for retirement. Congratulations! It sounds like you are taking your time and thinking seriously about making a right decision on this new PC. Cheers, James B
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mary Smith Sent: Friday, November 1, 2019 1:51 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop James, I just found an Acer machine with 12 gb of ram and a 1 tb mechanical drive for about $800. I'll have to compare this to comparable Dell machines. On 11/1/2019 2:15 PM, James Bentley wrote: All in ones and especially laptops are difficult and expensive to repair. If you are computer savvy or, you have a friend who is, a desktop can save you lots of cash in the long run.
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
iram shabbir
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absolutely. i agree with gene. though i am
not a techy person like u. i purchase a new laptop in 2013 latest model of del
at that time. it has 1 t bstorage capacity. and where ever i want i bring
it with me. and i can listen a book even i am on
bed. regards
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
chris judge
To be honest I'm not sure what the difference is. I had mine upgraded. It originally came with a 256 sshd and a 1 tb mechanical drive. I upgraded to a 512 sshd and a 2 tb mechanical drive.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mary Smith Sent: November 1, 2019 2:42 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop Hi Chris, I was actually looking at the xps 8930. I notice that there is a tower edition and a special edition. Which one of these did you purchase? On 11/1/2019 1:17 PM, chris judge wrote: Hi Mary. I recently purchased a dell XPS 8930. It has a sshd as the c drive for the operating system and programs, and a mechanical hard drive for data. I love the sshd, it makes things much faster. You will notice a huge difference regarding start up times, programs opening, etc. I don't think you will be disappointed.
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
Mary Smith <ms0815@...>
Gene, these are really good questions. I do a bit of intensive tasks such as file conversions. Like you, I'm not concerned about how long its going to take to open a web page or a document. I'm going to compare the cost of a couple different systems just to get a sense of the price difference.
On 11/1/2019 3:20 PM, Gene wrote:
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Puzzling Alexa problem solved!
Vicky Vaughan
Hi List, My puzzling problem has been solved. My friend Ibrahim said to not say the name of the song and then the name of the album and then the artist, but just to say “Play track 5 from the album Autograph by John Denver”
For some reason that works. Perhaps, the other way was too much information?
Sincerely, Vicky V
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
Gene
I haven't used a machine with a SSD but I think the
answer of whether someone would benefit depends on the answers to the following
questions and perhaps others I haven't thought of, but I would think these are
the main ones.
How much more does an equivalent machine cost with
both drives?
Another question is how do you use the
computer? I can see where someone would save a significant amount of time
if they do things that require a lot of disk activity such as converting audio
files to different formats or recording and saving a lot of files in a
compressed format that, I would think, would take longer with a mechanical
drive. So do you anticipate doing disk intensive activities often enough
to pay whatever the higher cost of the computer might be?
I'm presenting the following as points of
discussion.
I don't care if programs open faster. And as
far as boot time, there are ways to get very fast boots using a mechanical hard
drive, such as using sleep instead of shutting down. You should reboot
after awhile but using something like sleep mostly eliminates long boot
times.
Where speed might be nice is in opening web
pages. I don't know how much increased speed you might get but that is
something for further discussion. I don't care, myself. If I'm going
to spend two or five or ten minutes reading something, I don't care if the page
opens in three or four seconds, as some do on my mechanical drive machine, or
perhaps in one second. I don't know if that much time would be saved, but I
don't care about such savings. You may.
In short, I don't think there is a right or wrong
answer. I think it depends on what the person cares about and how the
computer is used and what the cost difference is.
Gene ----- Original Message -----
From: Mary Smith
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2019 11:50 AM
Subject: [TechTalk] Needing some advice on purchasing a new
desktop I've been doing a bit of research and I'm noticing that these days, some manufacturers are building systems with two internal hard drives. For example, some of the newer Dell machines use an ssd as the boot drive and a mechanical drive for storage. I'd like some opinions as to whether it would be better to go with this type of machine or to purchase something with just a mechanical hd as the main drive. All opinions are welcome. Mary.
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
Mary Smith <ms0815@...>
James, I just found an Acer machine with 12 gb of ram and a 1 tb mechanical drive for about $800. I'll have to compare this to comparable Dell machines.
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On 11/1/2019 2:15 PM, James Bentley wrote:
All in ones and especially laptops are difficult and expensive to repair. If you are computer savvy or, you have a friend who is, a desktop can save you lots of cash in the long run.
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
James Bentley
All in ones and especially laptops are difficult and expensive to repair. If you are computer savvy or, you have a friend who is, a desktop can save you lots of cash in the long run.
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Dell makes very decent PC's but they are rather expensive. Acer makes budget models that cost considerably less. Good luck on making a good decision and getting your new PC soon. James Bentley
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mary Smith Sent: Friday, November 1, 2019 12:59 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop Hi James, you bring up an interesting point. While doing my research, I was also looking into all in one machines but I'm not entirely sure I would invest in one at this point. I would prefer to get a pc that would allow me to update components down the road if I felt it was necessary. I've read that upgrading or repairing an all in one is tricky so I'd rather make an informed choice before I buy anything. On 11/1/2019 1:52 PM, James Bentley wrote: Hello Mary,
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
Mary Smith <ms0815@...>
Hi James, you bring up an interesting point. While doing my research, I was also looking into all in one machines but I'm not entirely sure I would invest in one at this point. I would prefer to get a pc that would allow me to update components down the road if I felt it was necessary. I've read that upgrading or repairing an all in one is tricky so I'd rather make an informed choice before I buy anything.
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Hello Mary,
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
James Bentley
Hello Mary,
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I could not agree with Chris more. An SSD makes a major difference in bootup time, opening programs, and intensive computing like virus scanning and file transfers. The second drive may not be critical but they are convenient for storing audio, video, photos, etc. If you are on a budget, it is not too difficult to add a second drive to a desktop later when you have the money. Regards, James B .
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of chris judge Sent: Friday, November 1, 2019 12:17 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop Hi Mary. I recently purchased a dell XPS 8930. It has a sshd as the c drive for the operating system and programs, and a mechanical hard drive for data. I love the sshd, it makes things much faster. You will notice a huge difference regarding start up times, programs opening, etc. I don't think you will be disappointed. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mary Smith Sent: November 1, 2019 1:51 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop Hello listers, I'd like some advice regarding specs for a new desktop. I've been doing a bit of research and I'm noticing that these days, some manufacturers are building systems with two internal hard drives. For example, some of the newer Dell machines use an ssd as the boot drive and a mechanical drive for storage. I'd like some opinions as to whether it would be better to go with this type of machine or to purchase something with just a mechanical hd as the main drive. All opinions are welcome. Mary.
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
Mary Smith <ms0815@...>
Hi Chris, I was actually looking at the xps 8930. I notice that there is a tower edition and a special edition. Which one of these did you purchase?
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On 11/1/2019 1:17 PM, chris judge wrote:
Hi Mary. I recently purchased a dell XPS 8930. It has a sshd as the c drive for the operating system and programs, and a mechanical hard drive for data. I love the sshd, it makes things much faster. You will notice a huge difference regarding start up times, programs opening, etc. I don't think you will be disappointed.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Software
Mike B <mb69mach1@...>
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Hi Samuel,
See if the below notes will help you with
CCleaner:
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From: David Ingram I'm writing to see if anyone has had success using jaws versions 16 to 2019 with CCleaner and what were the results. I'm currently trying to use c cleaner with jaws version 16 but the problem is nothing seems to happen when I press enter on any of the buttons. I'd also like to label these buttons. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I should proceed. The version of jaws i'm using is 16. David From: dennis Using jaws 16 and the latest version of cleaner. if you wan't to use it like the old versions, after you press enter to open cleaner, tab once and that is the custom button. hit the spacebar on that. that will open cleaner in the old looking form. Using jaws 2019 opperates the same way. Also, make sure the screen is maximized. Hope this helps. Dennis From: Debbie April Yuille Hi David With the latest JAWS, try creating a new settings centre file for CCleaner then set MSA mode to advanced. This works for me. I'm able to check and uncheck buttons. Debbie Below are some steps I typed up for navigating the newer versions of CCleaner with JAWS. Since CCleaner and JAWS works fine with the, Windows tab, scan then the navigation starts getting weird, the steps below start after scanning the Windows tab. Note: These may not be exact but, are very close and should get you by. 1. After you run a scan of the Windows tab, you can use your finger gymnastics in 2 ways to scan the Applications tab. A. After the Windows tab scan is finished tab until you come to the Windows tab again, now switch to the, Touch cursor, Shift + Numpad Plus, now right arrow and then left arrow to highlight the Apllication tab and press enter to select it. Turn off the Touch cursor by tapping the Numpad Plus key twice quickly. Press, Alt + R, to start the scan. B. After the Windows tab scan is finished switch to the Touch cursor, left arrow several times to the Applications tab and press enter to select. Now, turn the Touch cursor off and press, Alt + R, to scan. Note: The Touch cursor is mostly used to navigate after the Windows tab scan. 2. If you are scanning the Registry, after the Applications scan is completed press, Alt + G, to start the scan of the registry. 3. After the registry scan is completed, Shift + Tab to the list of found items, pay attention to how many items were found, you can arrow up & down this list to uncheck any items you don't want removed or press, Control + A, to select all, tab to the delete selected items, or whatever it's called, and press enter to start the cleaning. You will get a dialogue asking if you wannt to save a copy of the registry before the cleaning so press, Alt + Y, to save, press the spacebar on the confirmation dialogue now the registry cleaning process starts and it only takes a second or so. After the cleaning is finished now, if you route the Jaws cursor to the PC cursor you can arrow up 1 time to hear how many items wer found and how many were cleaned. For example, if 20 items were found but, you unchecked 5 of them you should hear, 15 / 20, meaning 15 of the 20 items were cleaned. If you slected them all you should hear, 20 / 20, meaning 20 of 20 items were cleaned. Note: The copy of the saved registry file should be in your Documents folder. This is a copy of the registry before it's cleaned so, if there's a problem after the cleaning you can restore your registry with this saved file. Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Go
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----- Original Message -----
From: Samuel
Wilkins
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2019 4:49 AM
Subject: [TechTalk] Computer Maintenance Software computer Maintenance software. I used to use Glarysoft but that isn't accessible. I've heard that C Cleaner might be accessible, can anyone confirm this, and if not, is there a better one available? Thank you. -- Regards, Samuel Wilkins
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Re: Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
chris judge
Hi Mary. I recently purchased a dell XPS 8930. It has a sshd as the c drive for the operating system and programs, and a mechanical hard drive for data. I love the sshd, it makes things much faster. You will notice a huge difference regarding start up times, programs opening, etc. I don't think you will be disappointed.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mary Smith Sent: November 1, 2019 1:51 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop Hello listers, I'd like some advice regarding specs for a new desktop. I've been doing a bit of research and I'm noticing that these days, some manufacturers are building systems with two internal hard drives. For example, some of the newer Dell machines use an ssd as the boot drive and a mechanical drive for storage. I'd like some opinions as to whether it would be better to go with this type of machine or to purchase something with just a mechanical hd as the main drive. All opinions are welcome. Mary.
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Needing some advice on purchasing a new desktop
Mary Smith <ms0815@...>
Hello listers, I'd like some advice regarding specs for a new desktop. I've been doing a bit of research and I'm noticing that these days, some manufacturers are building systems with two internal hard drives. For example, some of the newer Dell machines use an ssd as the boot drive and a mechanical drive for storage. I'd like some opinions as to whether it would be better to go with this type of machine or to purchase something with just a mechanical hd as the main drive.
All opinions are welcome. Mary.
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Re: sharing a dropbox
Troy Burnham
Gene,
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Yes he sent me a message with a link in it that I clicked on, or more correctly the site probably sent it, and it was trial and error from there so I'm not sure now what ended up working but I thought that I did hear at one time that I was successful accepting the invite. I haven't been able to find the new dropbox though, and my dropbox account was created with my road runner address but the invitation was sent to my gmail address, so I'm going to have my friend send the invitation to my road runner address and see if things go a bit smoother. I have accepted invitations in the past but it's been a while and I was likely lucky that it went so easily before. Troy
On 10/31/2019 6:20 PM, Gene wrote:
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