[bcab] Re: The gen on the IE7 automatic update

Hello

 

Reading Tristram response, is it all a storm in a tea cup?

 

Please note that like many people on this list I grind my teeth with
frustration each time I have to invest money in a new version of JAWS which
usually does little to improve my daily interaction with my computer.

 

On the other hand, version 7 has been now out for a while and 7.1 is
available as a free download to those who have 7.0.  I don't think that one
would expect Freedom Scientific to retrofit all previous versions to cope
with a major release like IE7 (it is probably not just a matter of scripts).
Users do not have, as described in a previous email on this list to upgrade
to IE7 if they do not wish to do so.  FS should fix however any remaining
glitches with a 7.2 free release if necessary.

 

Please note that I do not refer in this email to any screenreader wars, just
to JAWS.

 

Regards

Isaac

     

 

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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Tristram Llewellyn
Sent: 30 October 2006 12:16
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: The gen on the IE7 automatic update

 

Jaws 7.10 is free to all Jaws 7.0 users and will work with IE7 already
pre-dating Dolphin's retro-fit.  There are some minor key cleash problems
but these can be resolved as and where they occur if need be.  There have
actually been positive user positings on the Jaws-UK mail list with regard
to this.

 

Jaws 7.10 can be downloaded from:

ftp://ftp.freedomscientific.com/users/hj/private/WebFiles/JAWS/J7.10.452U_IL
M.exe

 

Regards.

 

Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk

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From: TOM <mailto:tom.reid2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  REID 

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Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 11:22 AM

Subject: [bcab] Re: The gen on the IE7 automatic update

 

right on, Ian,

 

Tom

 

 

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From: Iain <mailto:LACKIEI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  Lackie 

To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 10:24 AM

Subject: [bcab] Re: The gen on the IE7 automatic update

 

I don't suppose it will happen but it would be good if Freedom Scientific
produced scripts for JFW users earlier than JAWS 7 to download so that we
could run the new version of Internet Explorer. If Dolphin can do it, surely
Freedom Scientific can also. I can understand the need for installing a
higher version of JAWS when Vista comes along but Internet Explorer isn't a
new operating system, it is a key part of most people's computer use and it
would be an indication to JAWS users that Freedom Scientific really care
about their customers.

Iain

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Hi,

Here is information I have gathered from speaking to MS personell regarding
the IE7 update on Wednesday:

1. The update is delivered through automatic updates, but you are given the
option to install it or to stop the installation - only users in the
administrators group will have the option of installation.

2. If you are in a company and they use the automatic update server like I
do at work, the update is delivered in the rollup category, which we don't
subscribe to anyway.

3. There is a block tool available to stop IE being downloaded if you are
really paranoid (its basically for administrators who don't use WSUS and
don't have control over their users) available at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4516A6F7-5D44-482B-
9DBD-869B4A90159C
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4516A6F7-5D44-482B
-9DBD-869B4A90159C&displaylang=en> &displaylang=en

I recommend that JFW users just say no to the installation screen, do not
disable automatic updates as you wouldn't get other critical updates
downloaded - once you say no, you won't be prompted again - you will
manually download the update as and when a fix to JFW is available.

FWIW here at work there are other products that don't work with IE7,
relating to BACS/DD submissions over HTTP etc, so we won't be rolling it out
yet.

Andrew. 


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