Mike don't worry about Windows 8.1. It's just as accessible as Windows 7
despite what some of the blind community think. The start screen is
different from Windows 7 but you can still type in there and it will
perform a search just like it did in Windows 7 however you can narrow
your search to just apps if you want. Windows 8.1 shouldn't have any
problems installing Window-Eyes and yes you can just power it on and
boot to the desktop right away, which haven't changed one bit in 8.1.
Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu
On 07/08/2014 18:59, Mike Bernard wrote:
Hello fellow window-eyes users:
I have a few questions regarding the use of window-eyes and windows 8.1. Is
the start screen anything like the start screen in windows 7? In windows 7,
you get an edit box, allowing you to type in something. But, you also get
the regular start menu options that we're all used to such as turn off, log
off ETC, to which you can easily access via the left and right arrow keys.
If the windows 8.1 start menu is anything like this, I think I'll be able to
adjust to it. Also, what does the desk top look like? does it still look the
same with all the icons for the different programs you have installed? I'm
used to starting up certain programs such as Internet explorer, firefox
among others via the icons on the desktop. Overall, the main thing is
accessibility. While things do look somewhat different in windows 7, it
still has the feel of xp to a certain point. Things are just moved around a
bit. But how does this relate to windows 8.1? and when installing
window-eyes, do you have to do anything different with windows 8.1? I mean,
does windows 8.1 have any effect on the installation of window-eyes? Most
likely, I'm not likely to have my system setup where I'm asked to type in a
username and password prior to windows starting up. On my home computer, I
generally have that option turned off, being that I'm the primary user of
the computer, with the exception of when friends and other family come over.
At school, you have to type in username and password to get the computers to
do anything, but at home, I'm used to simply pressing the power button on
the tower and letting windows startup by itself. Can you do this with
windows 8.1? Thanks.
Mike
Rochester, NY.
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