hello there, if you have any questions about seven, e-mail me privately. i will be more than glad to assist you in the transition, it is part of the consulting i did in brazil a few years back when seven came out.
best regards, mauricio On Oct 6, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not so nonchalant and forgiving about it. I can do the Apple part without > sighted assistance; I can install on my Mac and install on linux on my own. > But i can't install Windows by myself?! I do plan to bootcamp Windows 7 > eventually but right now I am in the process of installing it in vmware > fusion, soley because Windows is the one system I use that doesn't allow me > to install it on my own. i would prefer my choices to be really my choices, > not ones forced on me by the inaccessibility of a system! But I am thankful > that at least vmware does allow me to install Windows independently! At least > it allowed me to install xp independently and I'm about to find out about > Windows 7. And despite my unhappiness with the inaccessibility of the > install, I really am looking forward to learning Windows 7 now that I've > decided to finally leave xp behind! > > > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, Lord, > my rock and my Redeemer. > (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) > > > > On Oct 6, 2012, at 12:48 PM, "Phil Halton" <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ray, Yes, I had sighted assistance. >> >> I found a fairly tech competent person who had a few hours to kill and it >> took us 2 hours from start to finish. >> >> That's from the time I started bootcamp assistant, through the actual >> windows7 install, the install of apple support drivers, and finally >> installing jaws12. There's just no way around the need for sighted >> assistance in my opinion, but hey, sighted people aren't so bad ;-) >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Ray Foret Jr >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 10:47 AM >> Subject: Re: Boot Camp and 10.8.2 >> >> Did you have sighted assistance while going through the boot camp thingie >> yesterday? My guess is that you got to a point in the windows installation >> where it came time to do the actual install of windows and you needed >> sighted help because no windows audio drivers were loaded yet. Is that >> pretty much right? >> >> I ain't done it myself, but, many have. I believe it to be completely >> possible because of the way it works. Voice Over won't guide you through >> the process; but, still, it can be done. My advice, however, is not to >> listen to me but to others who have actually done it. >> Sincerely, >> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >> >> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >> >> Skype name: >> barefootedray >> >> On Oct 6, 2012, at 9:32 AM, "Phil Halton" <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Harry, I'm pretty sure you'll have to actually "install" windows during the >>> bootcamp process. Having it as a VMWare machine won't work for you >>> there. I went through the whole bootcamp thing yesterday and it worked >>> great. Now, I'm thinking of going the VMWare route. Can you tell me if it >>> is easy to install windows via VMWare without sighted assistance? >>> Is VO up and talking through the process? >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Hogue" <harryhog...@gmail.com> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 1:31 AM >>> Subject: Re: Boot Camp and 10.8.2 >>> >>> >>> Hi, that's good to know that it doesn't cost money. I don't regret using >>> VMware Fusion, since times call for having both operating systems running >>> at the same time, but it's nice to know that this alternative option is >>> also available. if I have Windows already installed via a virtual machine, >>> would I have to reinstall it, do you know? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> On oct 5, 2012, at 8:05 p.m., Mauricio Almeida >>> <mauriciopmalme...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> hi harry, >>>> >>>> booth camp does not cost money, except for what you pay for a legal copy >>>> of windows. >>>> I found it to be definitely worth it. >>>> Though i try to do it all on the mac, obviously, it is still good to have >>>> windows. it can come in handy. >>>> >>>> mauricio >>>> On Oct 4, 2012, at 10:44 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Harry, >>>>> >>>>> I'm installing windows7 via bootcamp tommorrow morning. It looks quite >>>>> straightforward, but sighted assistance is required for the windows >>>>> install portion of the process as there is no screen reader support at >>>>> that point. >>>>> >>>>> You can read the installation and setup pdf for bootcamp to get familiar >>>>> with the steps involved. And, for the windows7 install, I found a >>>>> detailed, step-by-step guide for installing windows7 on Black Viper's >>>>> website >>>>> >>>>> www.blackviper.com >>>>> >>>>> search his site for windows 7 install. >>>>> >>>>> I'll no doubt be crowing about my new windows7 machine, or asking >>>>> frantically for help and advice, depending whether it goes well or badly >>>>> tomorrow. >>>>> >>>>> P.S. if you want a microsoft word document of the bootcamp setup and >>>>> installation guide I can send it to you via email - contact me offlist >>>>> for that doc. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Hogue" <harryhog...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 8:10 PM >>>>> Subject: Boot Camp and 10.8.2 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I was wondering how hard it is to install Boot Camp, if it costs money, >>>>> and if it is worth it if i already ache VMware Fusion. Waht are the >>>>> advantages/disadvantages? would it make the Windows side of my computer >>>>> faster/more efficient to be running without the Mac portion running at >>>>> the same time, for example? I know others ahve provided instructions, so >>>>> I could search for those threads, if instructions were provided about the >>>>> best way to search the mail archives, as I don't know. >>>>> >>>>> Also, my other question has to do with 10.8.2. I wondered, since I know >>>>> some of you ahve had issues with Voiceover in 10.8.2, owudl yo urecommend >>>>> I upgrade from 10.8.1? I am really wanting to improve my Spanish skills, >>>>> but my Voiceover defaults to English each time I restart to English even >>>>> though my system in in Spanish. I would install 10.8.2 in Spanish to >>>>> avoid this, but don't want to make VoiceOver unreliable if 10.8.2 is >>>>> still pretty buggy. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for any help, and I hope this is all clear, being unrelated as >>>>> both portiosn of the post are. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> harry >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group >>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group >>>>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email tomacvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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