Hi,
Interesting. My SMA file has the name jfwauth.ath. No serial number is indicated in
this file name.
Regards.
On Sun, 06 Jun 1999 22:23:04 GMT, Steve Matzura wrote:
>In my unhumble opinion, stick with 3.2 for now.
>
>As to your authorization problem, if this is a new SMA for you, you
>should also have received a file named JFW plus your serial number
>plus .ATH which you need to copy to a floppy for when Dr. JAWS gets to
>the authorization update section. I feel this is a flaw in the JFW
>installation--the .ATH file should be able to be located anywhere on
>your system, and Dr. JAWS should be able to find it by itself.
>
>As for not knowing where your authorization disk is, in JFW 2.0 and
>3.0, it was a separate disk with the braille label reading
>"authorization disk". I don't know how it was labeled in print, if at
>all. But if you're still running on the key you got with 2.0, I'd be
>extremely surprised if that key still worked and didn't need either
>replacing or updating with a .ATH file.
>
>Ho0pe this helps.
>
>On Sun, 06 Jun 1999 13:25:09 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>I have gone from JFW 2.00.29 to 3.0 to 3.2 and I am now holding the
>disk
>>for 3.3. I have watched the list and read some of the problems, and
>>frankly I am wondering if I should install 3.3 when my 3.2 on W95 is
>>working fine. Update to JFW never seems to go smoothly for me,
>especially
>>when it comes to wanting more than a key click. My wife and I
>started to
>>install 3.3 and Dr. Jaws talked his way through and all seemed fine
>until
>>we got to the authorization key area. I have no idea where that disk
>might
>>be nor do I know how it is labeled by HJ-- it is not labeled
>"authorization
>>disk". My wife ran 3.3 and the first thing I noted was that my 3.2
>>settings did not merge. What have I done wrong? Why, as a subscriber
>with
>>an SMA isn't the update disk set to work with my serial number.
>Again, as
>>a happy 3.2 camper, what does 3.3 give me that is better? Is i/e 5
>really
>>better than 4.01? Sorry if these are simple questions, but I am a
>turn-key
>>guy who does not have time to fix little problems. Thanks for any
>suggestions!
>>David
>>
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>
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