Hi David, Janie, & Jacob, I found the fix doing a Google search. I have returned my settings to their default settings, & everything is fine now.
The information below the link was found at the link below. http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-restore-default-settings-in-windows-7.html How to Restore Default Settings in Windows 7 By Andy Rathbone Sooner or later, you'll want to restore the default settings for a Windows 7 feature. If you want to return to the way things were before you started messing around with them, you'll need to know how to find the Restore Default buttons, which are strategically placed throughout Windows 7. Customizing Windows 7 so that it works best with you and your lifestyle is what it's all about. You'll probably want to play with some of the settings, sometimes making them more like Vista or XP and sometimes customizing them into your own unique creations. Knowing that a click of a button can undo any damage should give you the confidence to really take charge of your Windows experience. list of 8 items . Libraries: If you've noticed that one of your default libraries (Music, Videos, Pictures, or Your Documents) is missing, you can put it back again. Just open a folder and right-click on the word Libraries in the Navigation Pane and choose Restore Default Libraries. Your libraries all reappear. . Start menu: You can customize many aspects of your Start menu, but every now and again, you might go too far and really mess things up. If this happens, you can bring back the original by right-clicking the Start button, choosing Properties, clicking the Customize button, and then clicking Use Default Settings. . Taskbar: To restore the original taskbar, just right-click a blank part of the taskbar and choose Properties. Click the Customize button and choose Restore Default Icon Behaviors at the bottom of the window. . Internet Explorer: If Internet Explorer seems clogged with unwanted toolbars, spyware, or just plain weirdness, bring back its original settings. In IE, click Tools and choose Internet Options from the drop -down menu. Click the Advanced tab and click the Reset button. This action wipes out nearly everything, including your toolbars, add-ons, and search engine preference. If you also select the Delete Personal Settings check box, clicking the Reset button even kills your browser history and saved passwords, so that you must start from scratch. Only your favorites, feeds, and a few other items remain. . Firewall: If you suspect your Windows Firewall has become corrupted, you can bring back its original settings and start over. Click the Start menu, choose Control Panel, choose System and Security, and open Windows Firewall. Click Restore Defaults in the left column. . Some of your programs may need to be reinstalled. . Media Player: When Media Player's library contains mistakes, tell it to delete its index and start over. In Media Player, press the Alt key, click Tools, choose Advanced from the pop-out menu, and choose Restore Media Library. Choose Restore Deleted Library Items instead if you've accidentally removed items from Media Player's library. . Folders: Windows 7 allows you to control many aspects of how Windows Explorer folders behave. To go back to the original settings, open any folder, click the Organize button, and choose Folder and Search Options. You can find a Restore Defaults button on each tab: General, View, and Search. list end Hope this helps someone other than myself. Thanks again, take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Jacob Kruger To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows7 32 Bit, Can't Get Properties Think, using jaws you might actually need to route jaws cursor to PC cursor, and use it to do a right-click. On a numpad, that would be jaws key + numpad minus, and then numpad star/*, and it seems to work here for invoking the context menu on a start menu item. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Barbara" <mb69ma...@charter.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows7 32 Bit, Can't Get Properties > Hi Janie, > > As I stated in my first post, when I press the application / context menu > key, shift + F10, right mouse click Alt + F for the file menu or any other > keystroke that might bring up properties, a send to option, or a shortcut > option does nothing! What I mean to say all the above keystrokes don't do > anything when I invoke them, i.e, Jaws says nothing, I get nothing! Are > these keystrokes supposed to work in the Start Menu? If not, other than > changing display settings, which I have tried, what can I do to get these > keystrokes to work? Thanks much, take care. > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Janie Degenshein > To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 6:34 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows7 32 Bit, Can't Get Properties > > > Hello > Did you try the application key and up arrow once? to properties > If this doesn't work, then use the application key and up arrow to send > to > sub menu and send to the desk top > After getting the hot key then just delete from the desktop? > Just a thought > > > > Keep Smiling, > Janie Degenshein > "Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have" > Access Tech Consultant > Facilitator of ECHO > (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) > Co-host of OTBS On The Bright Side > www.thruoureyes.org/brightside.html > jdege...@comcast.net > -----Original Message----- > From: MWB > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:13 AM > To: Blind Computing > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Windows7 32 Bit, Can't Get Properties > > Hi All, > > I am attempting to open the properties of my Jaws shortcuts in my All > Programs folder but, when I press the applications / context menu key, > shift > + F10, Alt + Enter, the file menu, or do a right mouse click I cannot get > the mentioned keystrokes to do anything. I want to make shortcut > keystrokes > for Jaws12 & 13 but, I would like to make them from the Start Menu rather > than the Desktop. As I would like to do for other shortcut keystrokes. > Am > I supposed to able to open the properties / get access to shortcuts from > the > start menu? If not, other than the desktop, where in Windows7 32 bit, > can > I > make shortcuts from? All advice / help will be greatly appreciated. > Thank > much, take care. > Mike > 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/
