Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread David Bailes
Hi, you could try the following: 1. In the start menu search box, type in network. 2. If you press up arrow, can you find the programs header. If so there should be a number in parenthesis after the word header. This is the total number of programs that have matched your search - only some are di

Re: [JAWS-Users] Setup menu

2012-04-18 Thread Rick Justice
If I understand the question correctly,, wouldn't viewing the contents of the cd in Windows Explorer be the same? When the cd is inserted, a dialogue should pop-up asking what to do with the disk, select, explorer disk, or view files, and the contents of the disk should be in a list view, if tha

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Kliphton, Does your network icon show in the system tray? You can access the network and sharing center from there HTH, Rick Justice - Original Message - From: "Kliphton" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 2:51 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box? You are correct, I

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread David
Hello there; Another thing you can try if your start menu search is missing, 1, go to control panel, 2, enter on programs and features, 3, now tab and enter on, Turn Windows features on or off link. Just wait a little until the window populates, Now press the letter "w" until you hear; Windows s

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread David
Hello there; If you would like to check to see if the service is actually running; 1, windows-key+r=run. Type in: Services.msc Press enter. 2, tab to the listview, 3, press the letter "w" until you hear; Windows search; You should hear started, If you press the applications key, or, shift+f10 f

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread Kliphton
Now that solution worked like a charm! So now I have it on my desktop. Thanks! -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Bailes Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 4:58 AM To: jaws users Subject: Re: [JAW

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread Trish
I'd like to chime in on this thread concerning the search box issue. I just need some clearification on using this thang. I know I guess it's geared to try to figure out what it thinks you want to search for, but most of the time it's results are all wrong. How do you tell it your in control of

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread Trish
wow, guess I should have read this first before posting. I guess this works on any such queery for the search box then? Very good info you wrote.. - Original Message - From: "David Bailes" To: "jaws users" Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 4:58 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu sea

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread dgcnc
It is all about learning what terms to use. Use the language of the computer and it seems to get really good. I'm finding that I use Search more and more for things I know what I'm looking for. No quotes or any other symbol or your computer will look for those. For me, it is much easier to sta

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread Trish
so, one word searches are the key? not a string of items then? Maybe I think I should help it along giving it more words to search for than necessary,lol. It's of a different beast than like say on web pages to search for stuff that you put in the edit box and typically tab to ok button to gener

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread dgcnc
When I search for anything, in Windows or on a search engine, start by being as limited and specific as you reasonably can. Remember that Windows is searching in your computer and Google or some such site is searching the world. If I type Excel in Google, I'll get everything but what I want. If

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread Dan Rossi
Trish, Are you searching for programs or files on your computer, or are you trying to search for text in your files? I seemingly can find most programs in my computer by just typing the first few letters of the program's name. Searching for stuff inside your files is a different search. --

Re: [JAWS-Users] start menu search box?

2012-04-18 Thread Trish
Maybe I should search for me? smiles. I haven't been using it much lately since it likes to frustrate me so. But once I was looking for the control panel or maybe that programs/features area. Now thanks to a good friend, it resides on the desktop and I sure like how the control panel for windows

[JAWS-Users] Windows Live Messenger

2012-04-18 Thread Steven Hicks
Hi friends, I am pretty sure that there is a key combination that will make JAWS repeat the last Windows Live Messenger announcement e.g. the last person to sign in, can anyone remember it please? Pretty sure it used to be something like Insert+ALT+F12? -Original Message- From: jaws-user

[JAWS-Users] regarding the jaws scripts for personal alarm plug in

2012-04-18 Thread korbamukesh
Hello, Did someone on the list used PersonalAlarm plug in for jaws? If so I would like to know about the steps followed by me to add the scripts for jaws. Since I have running multiple versions of Jaws 12 and 13 on the same computer, pressed Insert+0, then closed the script manager before contin