[nfbcs] Accessible Windows Explorer Alternatives

[Peter Donahue]

Good morning everyone,

    Before I head out of town for the weekend I want to find out which file management  alternatives to Windows Explorer/My Computer/Computer that are accessible with screen reading systems. Back in January Mary's computer which runs Windows 7 was infected by a trogen that took out "Computer." The infection was so bad that the entire machine needed to be reloaded. I find it hard to believe that Microsoft would not be a ware of this trogen vulnerability and would have released a patch to correct the problem. The company that reloaded the computer installed Microsoft Security Essentials on it I'm not sure if this package will scan and remove trogens.

    It has been four months since the last infection and it's happening again. It looks like we're in for another system reload to get rid of this one and will most likely be set back another $500.00. We can't keep going through this every so often. There are two questions we have for you all. 1. Which antivirus package is the best at protecting one's machine from trogen infections particularly those that attack the OS. 2. In the event this should happen again we want to know if there are file management alternatives to My Computer/Windows Explorer that will run under Windows 7 we could install as a backup program should another infection occur?

    Your suggestions for a permanent fix will be very much appreciated. I'll also be in touch with Microsoft next week so they can remote on to that machine to see for themselves what's going on in the hopes they can fix it without having to reload the entire thing again. As if we have tons of bucks to spend on computer repairs every time we turn around. Sorry for this tone but this is really annoying when you have other issues to address such as a guide dog being over-due for routine veterinary care and help isn't fourth-coming not even from the guide dog school. Otherwise Mary's computer is usable. We've discovered some work-arounds to deal with file management issues until this situation can be remedied hopefully permanently. Interestingly enough we have not had this trouble with our Windows XP machines. Go figure Microsoft!All the best. I'm off to Camp Tejas for the weekend.

Peter Donahue

 

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