Hi Gerald,
In that case, I'm afraid you can't speak for the majority of computer users,
as most computer users use XP home edition, and the folder outlined in the
post is located exactly where it says, in the Windows, System32, Drivers,
ETC folder in the Local disk drive.
I was a bit confused whe
Hi David,
This i386 folder wouldn't be on an XP Pro machine, would it?
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Hi Gerald,
I'm sorry to disagree with you, but the path and filename referred to in the
post are 100% correct, as that is where I found mine, and I am using Windows
XP Home Edition 32 bit.
The file is there, and I modified it according to the specifications in the
post.
All of this is a moot
The file this post is referring to is there, but may not be enabled by
default, as Windows System files are normally hidden.
While in the ETC folder, go to your tools menu, then up arrow to folder
options and press enter.
Once in the dialog box to set folder options, control+tab to the view men
Hi Lenny,
Sorry, my previous message should have been to Lenny and not Mark, so Mark,
please disregard my previous message and Lenny, please regard it. LOL.
Scorpio, Who's Too quick on the draw, or the send button as the case may be.
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Hi Mark,
I see that you checked the microphone and recording volume in GoldWave, but
did you check the line-in or microphone levels through Windows?
I'm just thinking that you didn't check those, even though that should have
been the first place to look before you touched any volume levels in
Hi Tom,
I use Roxio 10, and it's practically fully accessible.
A bit of Jaws cursoring every once in a while, but that's about it.
They've gotten much better since switching to the HTML interface, or, at
least that's what I think it is, as all of the options show up as links.
Anyway, hope this
In some cases, and I haven't been able to figure out which instances cause
this to happen, while pressing enter on a podcast link will usually result
in the podcast playing right away, when I go to right click on it, or press
the applications key, there's no sign that I entered on the link at al
This doesn't seem to happen most when installing a piece of software, does
it?
I get this quite often when installing a piece of software onto my computer,
then Jaws seems to stutter and slow down dramatically, as though it were a
vinyl record on a turn table.
I've attempted many times to pinp
Hi Trish,
There's a checkbox that you must check or uncheck, I forget which when that
dialog box pops up. Just tab around to it, and, if it's checked, uncheck
it, and unchecked, check it.
Either way, the opposite of that checkbox will stop the dialog box from
popping up.
Scorpio
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Hi Dan,
It'll be in your start menu, under programs, then accessories, then under
system tools, almost at the bottom.
Some suggested that it was in your accessibility sub-menu, which was off by
one menu.
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Hi Melissa,
If you arrow down using the paragraph command of control+page down, you will
eventually come to the area where they talk about Amazon availability.
It is just after that part of the page where you'll find the summary.
Another trick you can use is to arrow down, again using the parag
Remember how we used to press control+alt+delete in order to bring up the task
manager in Windows XP?
Remember how simple it was?
No having to tab around to the task manager button, no worrying about if your
speech was going to be killed off as soon as you pressed that keystroke?
Well folks, n
First and foremost, I disagree with the gentleman that said it mattered what
type of hard drive manufacturer you decide to opt for.
Western Digital drives use Seagate drives, and the only thing you're
actually paying for is the name, so, you'll end up paying an extra 50 to 80
dollars just becau
Hi Mike,
That is exactly what I'm saying, and you would've had to hire someone for
only 10 minutes in order to figure this B**T out, not the 30 minutes you
think.
Keep in mind that I used to be s sighted computer user and so these mouse
tips are strictly from memory, I'm sure if you asked
Hi Mike,
This one was a bit perplexing when I thought about it and thinking back to
my sighted days, in order to select contiguous files, one would single click
on the first file in the list of files, hold down the shift key, then click
on the list file in the list one wants to include in the l
Hi Mike,
I forgot to mention that the clicks are single left clicks while selecting
the files.
Sorry, forgot that little tidbit. LOL.
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Hi Greg,
Those two keys may very well be a second alt key, with the applications key
to the right of it, or it could very well be a control key.
As others have said, if you press insert+1 on the number row, this will turn
on keyboard help, and you'll be able to press those keys to hear what jaw
Hi Mike,
The person has to press and hold down the control key, then click on the
files as they move down the list.
Once all the files are selected, they can press the applications key, or
right click the right right mouse button on any of the files, to get the
context menu, or, if they're cop
Hi Folks,
I can't remember if I've asked this before, but thought I would bring it up
again in case someone has come along and knows how to do it.
Back in Word 2003, within the Print Preview window, there used to be a toolbar
button that would take various elements of a document like font, line
Hi Annette,
I'm sorry for not responding earlier than this, but you can disable
protected view by doing the following:
1. press alt+F to go to the file menu, then up arrow to options and press
enter.
2. Once in the options, press the letter T for Trust Settings, then
shift+tab to get to the b
Hi Folks,
Does anyone know if NVDA has a version of the Jaws cursor, and if so, how does
one go about using it?
I don't imagine that the keystrokes are the same as the ones for activating and
using the Jaws cursor, so if anyone has any idea how to accomplish this I would
greatly appreciate som
Hi Folks,
For those who wish to find out more about the new GW Skype App, here's a direct
link to download the podcast released by GW Micro.
If you find that entering on the link starts the podcast playing instead of
downloading, simply arrow down a few lines, then tab once to the link.
At tha
There is a Norton Removal Tool, however it requires the solving of a CAPTCHA
image, so if you're a total, don't bother unless you've got sighted
assistance.
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Hi Folks,
I'm not sure if this is affecting everyone, but Yahoo Mail, in particular,
Rogers Yahoo has begun using app mode on their website so that you must
negotiate various app modules on the webpage rather than HTML.
Does anyone know of any tricks to using this sort of configuration, or even
Hi Gerald,
I couldn't disagree more.
I currently own a Brother MFC-685CW, an all-in-one inkjet printer that
scans, prints, copies, PC-faxes and acts as a stand-alone fax machine with
handset and digital answering machine and in colour.
Granted, there is a rather large LCD screen to it, where y
Hi Mike,
Both WinZip and WinRAR have the capability of splitting an archive into
multiple parts.
Once split, you can upload the various parts onto a file sharing service of
your choice.
For example, if you're going to be uploading to Send Space, you would split
your zip archive into 299 megab
Hi Bob,
In most cases, if you haven't changed the router Username and password
yourself, or had anyone do it for you, the router username and password does
not change.
I have discovered that the username for the router log in is admin, and the
password is simply password.
This is the one user
Hi, if you hardwire the computer to the router, you should be able to find
the password under the wireless category when you log into the router.
Of course, if you don't have the log on information for the router, then I'm
afraid there's nothing you can do except reset the router to it's factory
Hi Folks,
I am attempting to split a large file into smaller chunks and I'm having
trouble with it for the first time ever.
First, the relevant facts...
I'm currently using the latest build of GoldWave and Jaws 12, and the latest
GoldWave scripts from the Jaws-Users scripts page.
I'm also usi
I do believe that if you check, you'll find that the potentially unsafe
problem is that you haven't scanned in a while.
You should use your Jaws cursor, or equivalent to read the static text when
you open the program.
To do this, do the standard system tray command of insert+F11, if using
Jaws, o
The last time I received a message like that, my drive was failing.
It may mean you have bad sectors on your hard drive where Windows is
installed, and one of the bad sectors has affected some of the operating
systems files.
If you get someone sighted to read the monitor, I do believe you'll fi
I think I remember reading somewhere that Windows 98 will only recognize
external drives formatted as FAT, and not NTFS.
I'm also quite certain that it will not recognize anything over 1 gigabyte.
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Hi Desiree,
If the extender cable is too long, you may find that the power generated by
the USB port is not strong enough to travel along the length of the cable to
the device.
I'm afraid that you may have to get a powered hub, or powered device to plug
into that cable, otherwise the cable on
Hi Folks,
Yesterday, I attempted to record a tutorial on something to do with using Jaws
with a certain program.
I have received quite a bit of advice on how to set things up and prepare the
sound card and all, and thought I was ready, but when I recorded the tutorial,
Jaws did not come throug
Hi,
Yes, but one needs to save the playlist, lest the last playlist be
overwritten by the new one.
Or, even worse, the new playlist gets added to the previous one, this would
especially happen if you used the include in Winamp option in your
applications menu.
You can ideally use the keystrok
It would depend on what you were trying to do.
If you were looking to start from a specific track, then you would
control+tab up to the playlist window, arrow to the track you want to start
playing from, and press enter to start playing that particular track.
If, on the other hand, you're play
Hi Folks,
I have tried to look at various locations, but have not been able to find a
tutorial, written or in audio, on how to record a tutorial using my computer.
I have heard the type of tutorial I would like to record, that being one with
Jaws and my voice being recorded at the same time, bu
Either way Donny, just like our fearless leaderDave says, if it ain't broke,
don't fix it.
If you're running IE 8 and there are no problems, than it's more than likely
a good bet that you should leave well enough alone. Smiles.
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Hi Folks,
A friend of mine is asking if Magic 9 can be used with Windows 7, 32 or 64 bit
edition.
He has recently acquired a new desktop computer, and wants to install his
version if Magic 9 on it, so he doesn't have to use the Windows 7 magnification
tool.
Does anyone know if it will work on
Hi Folks,
Someone has come along and asked me whether there is a facility in GoldWave's
CD ripping utility to create and folder and sub-folder for the CD
automatically, instead of manually.
If not, short of Windows Media Player, is there another CD ripping program that
will accomplish this?
O
I wrote this tutorial up some time ago for someone else, and, given the
currently circulating thread of Winamp playlists, I thought I would post it.
Basically, it deals with creating and managing playlists using Winamp and Jaws.
I'm sure there are no end of ways to create and manage playlists, s
Hi Folks,
Is anyone having a problem while using Jaws 12, latest build, Windows XP, and
Internet Explorer 8, that when ever you go to a website looking for a telephone
number on their contact us page, the phone number is plastered all over the
page, however, not the entire phone number is displ
I am also having a problem similar to this.
The main difference is that the computer isn't letting me access certain
folders on my computer, and giving me an error that I don't have permission
to access the folder, even though I'm listed as an administrator.
I'm running Windows Vista, and Jaws
Hi Folks,
Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this for themselves?
When I'm on a webpage, the focus seems to jump from one place to another, and
links aren't activating when entering on them in several cases.
The same is happening with Outlook Express, where the message will read the
Hi Folks,
Just wondering if NVDA has something equivalent to the Jaws cursor, and if so,
what would be the keystrokes to activate it.
I have found myself in a jam a few times, needing to click on something with
the mouse, only to find out that I couldn't activate any virtual cursors with
NVDA.
Hey guys.
Does anyone know if Window Eyes needs scripts, similar to Jaws that will make
GoldWave easier to use?
I know GoldWave can be used with scripts of any kind, but I have to admit, the
added benefits of having the scripts installed are a major bonus, but I can't
rightly remember if Windo
Hi Riana,
It could be that your friend is looking at maybe the word document viewer,
which is a free download from Microsoft.
I don't readily have the link to the download page, but I'm sure if you
Google word document viewer and Microsoft, you should get it within the
first hits on the page.
Hello Wayne,
It sounds like the information bar is popping up.
In those cases, when you hear the click, just press alt+N to go to the
information bar, then press the spacebar to activate it.
Arrow up or down to the appropriate choice, in this particular case, the
choice will be to download the
Hi Anna,
AS has been said, the Windows/Microsoft update features should keep trying
to download it, but, if at some point, say around the third or fourth time
you've tried to update it, it still can't download and install it, you can
give Microsoft a call, and get free technical support.
Any t
Hi Rosemarie,
The Jaws users website has the other voices available, and you can download
it from the programs page.
Even if you aren't a Jaws user, you can still download a tonne of gems from
that site.
The address is:
http://www.jaws-users.com
Hope this helps.
Scorpio
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Hi Arianna,
As it turns out, if you do get that install box for Adobe Flash player, just
shut down Jaws, or any other screen reader you have, then start up NVDA, as
I found out that it does seem to interact with the buttons in the dialog
box.
Granted, the button to install it still says I and
HI Annette,
You might be able to get away with using Switch for the trial period, at
which point, once you've gotten the file down, you use the Switch software
while it's in it's trial phase, and convert it to M4A. At that point, you
can load it onto iTunes, then sync it with the Touch.
If yo
Hi Folks,
A friend of mine is looking to use Jaws with Zoom Text, but he's not sure if he
can make it work.
Is anyone on the list successfully using Jaws with ZoomText, and if so, could
you please share your settings so that I know how I should let her know to
configure each piece of software?
Uhm, David?
Both of these tips have already been posted.
Just thought you should know that you're still batting 0 and 2. Smile.
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Hi Kim,
Here's a link to the Doctor's Book of Home Remedies published by Prevention
Magazine online.
It's got every bit of information in the main text of the text version of
the Doctor's Book of Home Remedies, and is updated yearly to coincide with
new treatments and other new found cures or
If you know the JPG has text in it, there are several options, depending on
what you have installed on your computer.
If you have Kurzweill, you can print it using the KESI virtual printer,
which will take the image, virtually scan it, then OCR the text on it and
make it readable.
I believe Op
Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone else is having problems with the latest release of
Winamp, that being 5.581?
The program is freezing, and I get no controls whatsoever.
I also get an error report, and I keep sending it off, in the hopes that Winamp
makers might fix this annoying bug.
I just n
Hi Matt,
Stand-by and Hibernate are two slightly different computer states.
The Stand-by state will keep the computer at bare minimum power, enough to
keep your programs running in the background, yet put the computer to sleep,
which just happens to be another term for the computer's stand-by s
It is possible to use Eloquence with NVDA.
Will find out the details and get back to you on it.
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Hi All,
I'm not sure if I've asked this before, but forgive my repetitiveness, as I am
desperate for a solution. Smile.
I have a Toshiba L500 laptop, running Windows 7 64 bit edition and the latest
build of Jaws 11.
Basically, what happens is that all of the other windows sounds, including an
Hi Lloyd,
Trust me, once you pull out the discrimination card, they fold like drunk
gamblers at a coke party. Smiles.
Just remember that if you get denied, speak to a supervisor, and force the
issue.
If the supervisor still doesn't budge, then speak to a manager, and make
them understand you
Hello Lloyd,
While setting up a wireless router is fairly easy in terms of setting up
encryption and the like, in other words, a Wireless password so only people
who have the password can access it, the hardware setup can be moderate to
advanced, depending on the type of service you have.
If y
Hi All,
I've tried and tried, but to no avail.
I am running a Toshiba L500 laptop with Windows 7 64 bit edition home. I am
trying to get Windows to appear like Classic Windows, but for the life of me, I
simply can't do it. I should also say that I'm using Jaws 11 latest build 64
bit edition.
You could use Microsoft Office to scan and read the page.
Go into your start menu, then into the Microsoft Office sub-menu, then into
tools, and you'll find two pieces of software there you can use.
The first is Microsoft Office Document Scanning. You can use this to print
your documents, then
Hi Folks,
Keeping in mind that I am currently running Windows XP Home Edition, and Jaws
Version 11, latest build, does anyone know of any TV Tuner applications I can
use successfully with Jaws that I maybe not have to pay for?
I just spent all my money for the month on a TV Tuner card, however,
Hi Mike,
The applications are fairly subjective.
Personally, I've always had a preference for Winamp, if only because of the
single handed keystrokes, as opposed to the two handed keystrokes of windows
Media Player, with the control+P for play/pause, control+S for the stop
function, and of cou
Hi Mike,
You can easily accomplish this by highlighting all the songs you want to
find the total time of, either using the shift up and down arrows, or the
control and up or don arrow then control+spacebarring on the tracks you want
to include in your calculations.
Once done, it's just a matte
Hello Alan,
What I suspect is happening is that you may have inadvertently pressed and
locked the left mouse button by mistake.
This would happen when you accidently go to press a say line command with
the insert up arrow on the number pad, and instead of hitting the number 8,
you may have pre
Hi Stewart,
Thanks for the compliment, it's good to know that people appreciate this
sort of thing.
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So it sounds like it's a standard generic MP3 player, so it should plug in
just fine, and, from your last message, your computer is detecting it, so
there should no be issues.
One suggestion I would make is to go into your device manager after hitting
alt+enter on your My Computer icon on your
Hi Michael,
You should start by letting us know what model of MP3 player you have.
Reason is that some players, such as iPods and other products from Apple
require iTunes in order to view the content on them, or transfer tracks to
them.
On the odd occasion that you will see them in your My Com
Hi, you have to place the word recent with a colon before your account name,
where it says log in information under the servers tab of the account
properties.
So, if you type in the account log in information, it should look like this:
recent:addr...@gmail.com
The password remains the same.
H
Hi Jacob,
I'll certainly check it out.
Thanks for the link.
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Hi Everybody,
During the course of a re-format, I lost a text file containing all of the
passwords I used on my computer, most notably to several zip files containing
useful information that I kept as back-up in case of such a re-format.
Does anyone know if there is software available to help r
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