[Trainer-talk] WinPatrol

[RJ Sandefur]

Dave will it prevent pop up's and the like? RJ
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From: "David Goldfield via Trainer-talk" <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: [Trainer-talk] WinPatrol


> WinPatrol is a program that I've known about for years and had 
> occasionally used on my old, clunky XP machine.  It is not an antimalware 
> or antivirus program per se but it has many features which allows you to 
> examine various items coming up in your system's startup, services and it 
> can alert you when specific changes try to alter critical system settings. 
> The program has always been fairly accessible.  Recently, I found out that 
> the program's original designer sold WinPatrol to a new company and that 
> the new author, Bret Lowry of Ruiware, was going to soon implement some UI 
> changes. Since I know that making new changes to the user interface can 
> often break accessibility, I sprang into action and contacted Bret and 
> voiced my concerns.  I also gave him a few examples of some accessibility 
> issues in the current version of WinPatrol.  Bret wrote back immediately 
> and I have come to realize that this man cares deeply about accessibility 
> and that he's going to be examining my various suggestions and bug reports 
> when he begins work on future versions.  Obviously, he had my respect and 
> I've begun using his program more regularly, not only to locate any 
> possible bugs but also just to continue to tweak my windows 7 machine. 
> You can get a list of features at
> http://www.winpatrol.com/features.html
> there is a free version and a version called WinPatrol Plus, available for 
> around thirty dollars.  The Plus version is worth it, as it gives you more 
> info on many items and services which you often find coming up on your 
> system.
> Please note that I don't have the time to provide support on this program. 
> I'm just passing on the info for anyone who is interested.
> Please also note that you should exercise caution whenever you start 
> disabling startup items or system services.  some of them aren't 
> necessary, whereas others most certainly are and disabling them can have a 
> serious impact on your system's performance.  When in doubt, leave the 
> item alone.  I'm not at all suggesting this as a training tool but it's a 
> great diagnostic tool if you're working on a consumer's machine and want 
> to examine what's on the machine in more detail.  For portable use, there 
> is a winPatrolToGo executable, which can be run off of a thumb drive.
>
>
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