Maybe you got a defective copy?
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Finley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] RE I have a new laptop > The list of "minor glitches" I had with Vista (On a brand new machine) > > Constant JAWS 9.0 installition failure. Program would install, but not > boot > up after install. Gave up after at least 10 attempts. > > External hardware failures too numberous to mention here, such as not > reconizing external drives, modems, my pac-mate, memory sticks and so on. > CD/DVD drive failures, both internal and external, all on a brand new > machine. Replaced existing copy of Vista several times. Same malfunctions > persisted with replacement copies. > > All of this on a brand spanking new dual core powerhouse. Finally gave > up, > and reverted back to XP SP3. All afornentioned problens went away, and did > not return. > > So for now, I'm sticking with XP. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "First CRC Tom Vos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:08 AM > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Subject: [JAWS-Users] RE I have a new laptop > >> I can understand that you might want to drop Vista if you have had that >> many problems, but not all of us have those kind of issues with Vista. >> It's a new OS and It's not surprising that some of us have issues and >> that we run into glitches. >> But I wouldn't throw out Vista because of minor problems, and I think I >> heard that is where this original thread started. >> Vista requires some time to learn, as does Office 2007, but unless Vista >> gets scrapped, we are all going to have to deal with it in the years >> ahead. >> So my recommendation is that we make a distinction between major problems >> and the minor glitches, >> Distinguish between problems that make Vista useless and those that need >> to patiently follow the learning curve. >> Blessings, >> Tom >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:13:52 -0700 >> From: "David Finley" < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] I have a new laptop >> To: < >> jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; >> reply-type=original >> >> Hi, Andrew. >> >> Dave here. >> >> Personally, my expirences with Windows Vista have been absolutely horrid, >> >> mostly with program incompatibility issues, and hardware just not working >> >> with it. It did not like JAWS of any version, and for the month I had >> it, >> it was a non stop headache of one problem after another, including >> hardware >> crashes, program crashes, and a total inability to use my computer at >> all. >> >> I finally got fed up with it, and had my rehab officer send my machine >> back >> to Dell, and had XP SP3 put back on it. I just got it back a few weeks >> ago, >> and have had no problems at all since. And since my machine is a Dell >> Vostro >> 1500 with 2 GB of ram, a Intel Dual core processor, and a 145 GB hard >> drive, >> that was originally desinged to handle the rigors of Vista, XP SP3 runs >> on >> it like a top. >> >> Imho, I would drop Vista like a hot potato, and go back to XP. >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Click for online loan, fast & no lender fee, approval today >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3m3WLlxRRuPXRNH4R4daZts2zrKMDO6wRQXjWuUlwDqxyJR8/ >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >> http://www.blind-computing.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> To post to this group, send email to >> jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php >> If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To post to this group, send email to > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
