the best thing to do now, is to run doctor JAWS before you uninstall. or
waste time doing anything.
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 07:10:44 -0800 Lenny & Edith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>At 01:32 AM 3/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>First, uninstall jaws. You can do this by going to uninstall jaws
>from
>>the jfw folder on the start menu. Have a sighted person use the
>>computer for a while to make sure the problem is gone. Then run the
>>maintainance tools. Do a thorough scan disc, disc cleanup,
>>defragmentor, registry checker etc. Now, reinstall jaws. If the
>video
>>card is the problem, Dr. Jaws should tell you that. You may never
>find
>>out what the problem is, but reinstalling might solve it.
>
>I am the sighted person teaching a blind person how to use her new
>computer
>located at her home.
>Next time I go there I will follow your suggestions. I know how to
>do a
>scandisk and defrag. But how do I do a disk cleanup and registry
>check?
>
>However before I spend the time doing a complete scandisk perhaps I
>should
>just reinstall jfw and see what doctor jaws has to say. Note that
>her
>computer works OK if I don't start jfw. I am sure it would also run
>fine
>if I uninstall jfw. The problems occur only while jfw is running.
>And
>and also while trying to shut down, even if we turn off jfw first.
>
>
>If it turns out that the video card is incompatible with jfw what can
>we do
>about it? Can we expect the dealer to give us a new video card that
>will
>be compatible? How would he know?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>
>>>I installed jfw on a new IBM Aptiva with Windows 98 and have been
>>getting
>>>frequent "illegal operation" messages, crashes, and cannot shut it
>>off in
>>>the usual manner. I have to turn off the switch manually.
>>>
>>>I made all the Windows 98 settings recommended by HJ and by people
>on
>>the
>>>forum: -- unchecked "view as web page", "animate windows... " and
>>changed
>>>the radio button to "classic", etc.
>>>
>>>When I tried to change the recommended JAWS settings, I opened the
>>Config
>>>Mgr with Insert-6 and tried to select "Graphics and "Symbols" I got
>>an
>>>"illegal operation" message and the computer froze.
>>>
>>>If I start up the computer and don't start jfw, everything works
>>fine.
>>>Once I go into jfw there are problems. Even if I exit jfw before
>>shutting
>>>down, I get the "illegal operation" message and have to throw the
>>switch to
>>>shut down.
>>>
>>>What's wrong?
>>>
>>>Lenny
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>DEED ABOVE CREED
>>>
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>>>
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>
>
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