Well, as a Vista user, I can tell you that there have been a lot of updates coming from Microsoft lately. These seem to load ahead of the Jaws software. I had someone sighted here once and asked them to watch my screen as the computer booted up. Immediately after the windows startup sound, the login screen popped up as it always did. The lag time is just waiting for Jaws to catch up with the computer. I know that the hard drive is working on something because I can hear it loading files. Now, what is being loaded ahead of Jaws, I do not know. I do know this much. 1, there is a really long time between the windows startup sound and Jaws speaking. 2, Windows loads as it should. 3. there is something being loaded ahead of Jaws that is causing it to drag. And if this is also happening on XP machines, then I can only assume that it's a Jaws issue. Version 9 didn't do this. So, what the heck is Jaws doing that's causing it to be so slow in launching? It's more a curiosity than a problem. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon C. Pierson" <joncpier...@comcast.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 4:04 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Jaws starting slowly
Hi, One more thing for the person with the slow Jaws startup, try getting a copy of bootvis, you'll have to Google for it. It's a Microsoft program for perking up your PC's startup. Run it and on the Trace menu, choose optimize system and press enter. This will reboot your pc and organize the files for faster startup. You've done everything else I can think of other than to disabling something you've recently added that runs at startup if any. Jon -----Original Message----- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Jack Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 7:41 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Computer with broken fan Those fans are there for a reason. They help to keep the computer cool. If it overheats, it can be damaged beyond repair. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <dleav...@puc.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Computer with broken fan I very much doubt that is slowing the computer. I have one old machine where the fan doesn't always run. Allow it to cool, then when you turn it on insert something insulated and small. I use little stir sticks from the hospital cafeteria, into the vent slots for the fan and give the blades a little flick or two or three or four. I can often thus get the fan spinning. If the circuitry gets too warm you certainly get thermal run-away but that will cause all sort of dysfunction not just slow boot-up time. I suppose the memory or other self check may be failing and re-starting several times thus slowing boot-up. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann byrne" <ann...@sbcglobal.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:14 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Computer with broken fan >I am working on a computer with a non-functioning fan. It operates really >slowly. This is the same one that takes 90 seconds to load JAWS at >start-up. Can the heat from not having a fan slow down the computer? 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