I think it might be your power management settings.
take a look at your settings.
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> From: Sahar Husseini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: jfw misbehaving
> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 3:55 AM
>
> Hi all, I followed the instructions in this message to the letter, but I
> still have, on one of my computers, in the start menu, times when after
> pressing a letter to get to a program, the computer says nothing. For
> example, I press o, and it says "Online services. I press the second O,
and
> it says nothing. I know that it is Outlook, so I know to press Enter,
but,
> this doesn't always work. Sometimes, I have to go up, then down, and so
on
> to find out what the menu item says. Even though this is simply
> inconvenient for me, it exasperates the heck out of my students. If
anyone
> has any suggestions, I would very much appreciate hearing them. Thank
you
> in advance.
>
> Regards,
>
> S. H.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sweetman Systems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 8:14 PM
> Subject: Re: jfw misbehaving
>
>
> >Sounds like you need to set 98 and JFW up so it will be speech-friendly.
I
> >saved a message one time that works nicely; here it is...
> >
> >While using Windows 98, some JAWS users have reported few problems,
while
> >others have had troubles. If you're going to use Windows 98, we suggest
> >these
> >settings.
> >I. Items to change in Jaws:
> >1. First JAWS setting.
> >A. Open Configuration Manager when in Windows Explorer or on your
Desktop.
> >This will open the shdocvw.jcf file.
> >B. From the Set Options Menu, selectGraphics and Symbols and uncheck the
> >Graphics Mode checkbox.
> >C. Press enter onthe OK button and Save the file with a ctrl+s. This
will
> >speed up access to Windows Explorer.
> >2. Second JAWS setting.
> >A. Open your Default File with a shift+ctrl+d.
> >B. Select the Synthesizer Options dialog box from the Set Options menu.
> >C. Check the box labelled "Allow Wave Files with Software Synthesizers".
> >D. Press enter on the OK button and save your file. This will stop the
> >occasional stuttering heard with software synthesizers on Windows 98,
even
> >on
> >fast machines.
> >II. Items to change in Windows 98:
> >
> >1. First Windows 98 setting.
> >a. From the Start Menu, select Settings.
> >b. Select Control Panel from the Settings menu.
> >c. When in Control Panel, open the View menu, (alt+v), and make sure
that
> >"View
> >as Web Page" is unchecked.
> >2. Second Windows 98 setting.
> >A. Select Display from the list of icons in Control Panel.
> >B. Select the "Web" Tab.
> >C. Uncheck View as Web Page.
> >D. On the "Effects" tab, uncheck the "Animate windows, desktop and
menus"
> >checkbox.
> >E. Press OK and close Control Panel. As you navigate, you should by now
> >see an
> >increase in speed and navigability with Jaws.
> >3. Third Windows 98 setting.
> >a. Next, select Start|Settings|Folder Options.
> >b. From the three radio buttons, select Classic and press OK. This will
> >allow
> >the My Computer and other icons to display in the traditional Win95/NT
> >fashion.
> >I have not yet installed win 98, so I don't know how well these
suggestions
> >work or if there other ones that could help.
> >
> >
> >-
> >To unsubscribe, see the home page
> >http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~nallan/jfw
> >
> >
> >
> >At 11:06 PM 2/21/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >>I just installed jfw32 on a new computer with windows 98. It read
Start
> >>menu and programs, but would not read the list of programs.
> >>I down arrowed through the list and it wouldn't say anything. I
wanted
> to
> >>go to Windows Explorer. I am sighted and could see when I got
> >>there, but my blind student had no way of knowing. I also got there
by
> >>pressing "w" twice but jfw would only say "w", not the name of the
> >program.
> >>
> >>In another situation it read ctrl-tab when I was pressing shift-tab, or
> >>something like that.
> >>
> >>Any ideas on what is wrong?
> >>
> >>Lenny
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>DEED ABOVE CREED
> >>
> >>http://users.aol.com/ecsw1
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-
> >>Visit the jfw ml web page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~nallan/jfw
> >>
> >>
> >
> >-
> >Visit the jfw ml web page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~nallan/jfw
> >
>
> -
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