The quoted material below sounds as if the zipped file itself was being renamed to show the exe extension. So, if you sent Lisa the exe file itself, something I didn't think of doing, then maybe that will take care of things. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] still unable to run hidden security patch
This becomes real interesting. I sent Lisa an attachment with the Hyde Security file unzipped. I'm not sure what's happening. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Vicky Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:53:57 -0400 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] still unable to run hidden security patch >Well, looks as if you have to unzip the file first before trying to install >it. So, if maybe you don't have a PC to perform this task, maybe someone >was thinking of you, on the BN, changing the ZIP extension to a BKS >extension so it could possibly be unzipped on the BN using the BookShare >unpack utility. Although, best I can recall, other than for unpacking >BookShare books, this isn't really an HW approved method. >Anyway, here are what the instructions say at the below page: >There is a known issue in KeySoft 6.11 that results in users sometimes >experiencing security dialog boxes not clearing as is normally desired when >browsing >the Internet when pressing the desired buttons. Users who are experiencing >this problem should unzip this file and run the resulting exe file from the >utilities/application menu. Performing a 456 or JKL reset will result in the >modifications that this file makes, being undone and therefore the file >would >need to be run again to continue to avoid looping security dialog boxes. >http://humanware.com/Products/Notetakers/braillenote_downloads.as p >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lisa Ehlers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[email protected] >Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:59 PM >Subject: [Braillenote] still unable to run hidden security patch >Hi >Okay the hidden security dialogs patch for KS still will not run. Here are >the steps I am taking. >1. I go to Humanware's home page. >2. I link on the ^. downloads. >3. I link on the words Braillenote downloads. >4. I go to the section that talks about the hidden security patch. I >download where the link says to download it. >6. The file downloads with the extension zip. >7. I go to the file manager menu where I locate the file. The file still >has the zip extension. >8. I rename the file with the exe extension. Unfortunately the file will >not allow me to rename just the extension. I rename the file exactly the >way it is written hiddensecuritydialogs in uncontracted Braille. I add the >dots 4-6 for the period and the letters exe. >9. I go to the utilities menu. There I press a to run the application. >The BN asks which directory and the file is found. The file has the exe >extension. >10. The BN says not valid WIN 32 application. >Any ideas? I don't mind redownloading the file and deleting it several times >daily. Something this simple shouldn't be this difficult. >Thanks for your help and your time. >Lisa >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
