Rather than disabling it, why not set it to Automatically fix errors, then
edit the c:\msdos.sys file and add the line AutoScan=2 to the [Options]
section. This way, even though his speech isn't running yet, the scandisk
process is carried out without user-prompting.
Thanks,
Dennis Brown, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Visit the BlindProgramming web site at
http://brown99.home.mindspring.com
-----Original Message-----
From: David Edick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: why doesn't jfw work with scan disk?
>that version of ScanDisk is in Dos Mode. it happens before anything
>including Windows loads. there fore Jaws is not even running yet. what I
>recomend doing is disabling it. on every PC that it is disabled on, the
>user is thankful. if you are interested, write me andask for
>instructions. also, what version of windows are you running Windows 95 or
>98.
>by the way, that is a very good question.
>>
>
>there are two new email lists that help with general how-to questions
>wiith mS office,
>and Windows for JFW users. . for questions and to learn more, visit :
>http://www.angelfire.com/wa/mmdlep/Lists.html
>From: David Edick<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>ICQ#: 31410451 Phone: (360) 876-9712 Jesus Is, Lord! of my life,
>
>On Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:12:31 -0400 tc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>Hi. I have a question that may seem silly to most experienced
>>computer
>>users and jfw users but here goes. One night when I was scanning a
>>book
>>with my ocr software, speech suddenly died on me. So, I quit and
>>suddenly
>>jaws quit. When turning the computer off and back on again didn't
>>restart
>>windows or jaws, I had to call my mom. I found out I was in scan
>>disk.
>>Well, the long and the short of it is, after a few terrifying minutes,
>>I
>>was able to get out scan disk. But why doesn't jaws work with scan
>>disk? I
>>have no idea how it happened anyway. Many thanks, tc
>>
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