Martin, sorry to hear what has happened, I make it a policy, when ever possible never to buy anything new in the area of computer technology until some time has gone by for them to iron the bugs out. Each time I have installed the latest version of MS certified drivers for my graphics card Jaws has got slightly worse. Nigel Are we enslaved to our corporate overlords? ----- Original Message ----- From: "martin wilsher" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] jaws is broken! > `Hi list: > installing jaws eight over a copy of jaws 7.10. I installed jaws eight, > and the pc rebooted. then jaws didn't speak. I waited for ages, but > nothing happened. subsequent reboots produced no result. now I am using > my laptop to compose this message of frustrated anger at Freedom > scientific. I have had more problems with jaws updates than with any > other programme. I do not see how jaws can be installable on one update > then broken the next. I am now without my desktop pc. I need to get > sighted assistance resolve this problem, and that's not easy to come by. > I am just glad I backed everything up onto a removable drive before I > installed jaws eight. I am very angry and upset with this programme. I > am able to use kerzwiel 1000 on my desktop, and it receives emails fine, > so it's not a pc problem. Why is it that jaws for windows causes so many > problems when updating? I am furious and angry that we have to pay so > much for a programme that breaks down so often in critical si > tuations. I have had data execution errors because of jaws, and no speech > at all, and constant hassle with jaws. I don't know what to do with this > situation. I will get assistance, maybe Monday, maybe Tuesday, I don't > know. before that though, I have the weekend, and I'm thoroughly anoyed > with this programme. If anyone else has had this problem, where > installing jaws causes the pc not to speak, then please let me know. The > problem is, narrator is so dreadful that diagnosing the problem is not > possible for someone with no sight. As you can guess, I'm very upset. > > Hope to hear from you soon. > > from Martin. > > Please email me at: > > m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > thanks. > > if you're interested in discussing everything soft toy animal related, > please visit my group at: > > http://groups.msn.com/thesofttoyanimalcollectorsgroup > > please visit my website: > > www.martin-wilsher.co.uk > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.7/537 - Release Date: 17/11/2006 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq