Here is a July 2010 article on W7 SP1 beta: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/tech/Windows-7-Service-Pack-1-Beta-Available-Now-98439644.html
For the adventurous of you, here's the download link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/ff183870.aspx Andre From: chris hallsworth Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 1:51 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] Windows 7 Service Pack news, was Re: Windows Explorer not responding All. I read on some release notes for a software (VMWare Player) that one of the supported guest operating systems is Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Beta. (Yes, beta.) so we can presume that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is on its way and Microsoft will release it when they're ready. Stay tuned. From Chris H in Derbyshire E-mail and Facebook: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 Please visit my blog at http://chrishallsworth.klangoblog.net. If you need any computer help, please contact me. Thank you. On 01/10/2010 21:45, Andre Williams wrote: > Yes, I too agree that this is a major thumbs down on Windows 7's explorer > utility, but hopefully a service pack is in the works to address this > problem. It is very common and it isn't just us, its many other people. > > I hope I didn't come off too strong, but my goal was to persuade others to > think about their problems in a more objective and methodical manner and not > just, I haven't heard about this so it must not exist. > > Andre > > From: chris hallsworth > Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 1:28 PM > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows Explorer not responding > > > Hi all. > Andre thanks for the clarification. In that case I would agree this is a > Microsoft problem and they should fix it by the time the first service > pack for Windows 7 comes out. That's my hoping anyway. I guess I and > others are very lucky in that we may have this problem on one platform > but not the other. > > > > From Chris H in Derbyshire > E-mail and Facebook: christopher...@googlemail.com > MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com > Skype: chrishallsworth7266 > Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 > Please visit my blog at http://chrishallsworth.klangoblog.net. > If you need any computer help, please contact me. Thank you. > > On 01/10/2010 20:46, Andre Williams wrote: >> No gram, your 64 bit version is just fine and jaws has nothing to do with >> this. Please keep in mind that because you see these posts on these lists it >> doesn't make it true. If you run a Google search you will find that 32 bit >> versions of Windows 7 have this problem too. Last night I spent some 4 hours >> researching this, and let me save you some time, it appears to be common and >> no solution seems to exist. Like these lists, you're gonna get some insane >> convoluted suggestions but you will conclude that this is a problem only >> Microsoft can fix. Again, if you have a Windows 7 64 bit version installed >> you are no more likely to get these spontaneous explorer crashes than if you >> were using a 32 bit machine. Those who say they went back to a 32 bit >> machine and are no longer getting these crashes probably don't use Explorer >> much, or it can be a number of other reasons they are not aware of. Again >> these crashes are spontaneous and the cause has not been discovered. You're >> actually l u > cky, many have reported their computer showing these explorer crashes when > they right click or when they focus on the taskbar. I have some ideas of what > is causing this but my goal on these lists isn't to appear as though I have > all the solutions, so I will wait until I have a good understanding of the > problem before I post. T-Y. >> >> Andre >> >> >> From: Graham Smith >> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 11:26 AM >> To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows Explorer not responding >> >> >> It is still happening here, I am beginning to wonder if it is a jaws 64 >> thing. As far as I am aware my pc is fully upto date. >> >> This is becoming a really annoying problem, I wonder if others out here are >> having this problem? If so perhaps FS should be made aware. Really dont >> know if it is jaws related at all. >> >> Graham >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "matthew"<matthew.care...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 2:19 PM >> To:<blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows Explorer not responding >> >>> For that error you may want to check for any updates for the computer. I >>> had that problem big time with vista but thought it was fixed in win 7. >>> >>> On 10/1/2010 12:48 PM, Denny Huff wrote: >>>> I am having the same exact problem with all versions of Jaws, Windows 7 >>>> and 64 bit. I don't think it's a Jaws problem, but I'll welcome any >>>> solution. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 16/09/2010 20:43, Graham Smith wrote: >>>>>> Hi >>>>>> >>>>>> Jaws 12, windows 7 >>>>>> >>>>>> I am getting a problem in Explorer. >>>>>> >>>>>> When I open a folder and start arrowing down through the files Jaws >>>>>> stops and when I alt tab back I am told the folder name and that it is >>>>>> not responding, pressing Alt f4 gives me options to wait for program to >>>>>> respond or quit program. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any ideas what is happening >>>>>> >>>>>> Graham >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>>> >>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>>> >>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
