[access-uk] Re: VISTA ready to go
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:00:42 -0000
Andy, very glad you've had such success in getting Vista going. I'm
not about to make the move any time soon though.
You are using Windows Mail now? If so, are you composing within the
program, or is it loading MS Word for that? I hear it does this.
Talk about a sledge hammer!
I happen to use a word processor now named Jarte, which is an RTF word
processor with a good spell check. It would be so nice if I could get
that to be my default email editor. Mind, and without wanting to
drift off topic, you can do things the other way round, i.e. write the
message in Jarte and then have it put the text in an email.
With regard to HP computers, yes, I've always found they perform
somewhat better than the reviews in the mags suggest, and I've usually
found them quiet too. I seem to recall their service is quite good
too, should you need it.
All the best.
From Ray
I can be contacted off-list at:
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
Andy Logue
Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA ready to go
Hi Carol.
I've been using computers since dos 3.1 and have depended upon my
sighted
and lovely, very lovely wife, Pauline to assist me. I have memories
of
messing about for hours, getting my computer to boot from the CD
Drive,
setting up Outlook Explorer etc so was ready for a night of begging
for
assistance.
Last night., However, when I turned my VISTA computer on, it
immediately
noticed that I was connected to a Network and simply asked me if this
was
the case. I did not have to go through the complicated motion of
naming a
work group or anything, it simply set it up for me.
While Pauline was watching TV, I clicked on Windows Mail, thinking
that I'd
at least start the process, and was asked for my file name, user name
and
perhaps one other question and suddenly , , I started to download my
mail.
I was also able to find the new Control Panel and change to High
Contrast No
2 and also enlarge my size of text. I was also able to turn off my
Desk-Top
background scheme, so now have a nice black screen. Tonight, I'm
hoping to
change the system to list files in List View and Pauline will not be
back
from Unit until 10.00pm.
So Carol, thus far, I'm very impressed eh? I've got a degree of
confidence
which is growing and I'm honestly beginning to think, that I can do
all of
this alone, without sighted assistance. Magic eh!
My new computer is a Hewlett Packard and is very fast, quiet and
definite.
I'm really getting quite excited as everything seems to be going my
way and
I'm able to do these tasks independently,.
So this is by far, my best upgrade to date and I've been using
computers for
over 20 years. So I'm feeling great, as you can imagine, though I'm
waiting
for something to go wrong. You know what? It may not! This really
fills
me with confidence . Goodness, I've waited for it as we all have eh?
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:42 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA ready to go
> What's so easy to set up, I mean, how it is so easy in comparison?
>
> --
> Carol
> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Monday, March 24, 2008 10:46 PM (UK time), Andy Logue at
> andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:
>
>> Hi Saqid.
>>
>> Thanks very much for your notes. I'm sure they will help me get
>> started with VISTA.
>>
>> I have only been messing about this evening but found it so easy to
>> register, to set up my mail account and to listen to my first
sample
>> music via the WMP.
>>
>> I'm so impressed. Keep thinking though that something is going to
go
>> wrong at any moment, as usual. But, touch wood, everything is so
>> much easier to set up.
>>
>> Do you know if I can export my addressbook from Outlook Express
into
>> VISTA. Also, my folders of files in OE, can I get them over to my
>> VISTA machine?
>> Thanks again very much for your support.
>>
>> Andy.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Saqib" <saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:56 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA ready to go
>>
>>
>>> Hi Andy. I really don't think you will have much of a problem.
When I
>>> purchased my Dell Vista machine Jaws 9 worked fine. The only
>>> difference between XP seems to be the menu listing order and the
>>> terminology. For example you will not see the icon named display
in
>>> control pannel. There will be an icon called eas of use instead.
>>> I'm still trying to get to grips with Vista. Just another thing
you
>>> should note. When ever you download a file from the internet, The
>>> file will be downloaded in the download folder which can be found
>>> under your profile name. For example bring up the start menu and
>>> arrow down a couple until you hear welcome centre and arrow right
in
>>> to a sub list which has icons such as control pannel, computer,
>>> connect to, music, documents and your name. When you select your
>>> name you will see a hoast of folders including the download
folder.
>>>
>>> I think I've given you a mini tuturial on accessing your home
>>> folders as well.
>>>
>>> From Saqib
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 10:21 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] VISTA ready to go
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi all.
>>>>
>>>> Took the big plunge today and purchased a HP VISTA desk-top PC.
It's
>>>> sitting in the kitchen in a couple of big boxes and I'm
>>>> planning to put it together tomorrow with sighted assistance from
>>>> my wife Pauline. I have a copy of JAWS Pro 8 to install, though
I am
>>>> hoping to
>>>> upgrade this week to JAWS Pro 9, which will probably arrive
within
>>>> ten days. So I've not done a thing to it thus far. I'm looking
for
>>>> some
>>>> advice. For example, is there anything that I should do to the
>>>> settings prior to installing JAWS. For example, I have since
>>>> Windows 95 used the High Contrast Number 2 display colour option
as
>>>> this is less harsh on my eyes. Should I wait until JAWS has been
>>>> installed before attempting to change this?
>>>>
>>>> I have a document titled something like Setting up XP to work
with
>>>> JAWS. I have used the recommendations in this document for
several
>>>> years, to change settings to maximise JAWS. I was wondering if
>>>> there was perhaps a similar document which would tell me how to
>>>> enable JAWS to work at it's best in VISTA?
>>>>
>>>> So there is a couple of questions off the top of my head and
perhaps
>>>> there is a more crucial modification that I need to make but
don't
>>>> yet know of it. Perhaps JAWS will work with VISTA out of the box,
>>>> so to speak, but given past experience, I doubt it very much.
>>>>
>>>> Looking forward to lots of advice.
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes.
>>>>
>>>> Andy.
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