Re: Can JAWS damage Word files?
- From: "Chandni" <chandni1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:21:26 +0100
James, I had the suspicion it may be JAWS because none of my colleagues has
ever had this problem and we are all using similar PCs with the same OS - EX
Pro. If it is not JAWS, I wonder what can make a brand new PC with newly
reinstalled Office crash while I work on very small word files with plain
text......
Thanks a lot to all
Fran
----- Original Message -----
From: "Quanin" <quanin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: Can JAWS damage Word files?
> It's doubtful. JAWS doesn't have access to any files on your system that
> aren't related to the program itself. It doesn't manipulate files. Files
> manipulate the program. It's entirely likely that, when your work PC
> crashes, it attempts to back up the files first and is, possibly,
> unsuccessful. The fact that they are able to be restored suggests this is
> probably the most likely solution. Unless a program itself is trying to
use
> the same resources as JAWS, for instance another screen reader, JAWS
> shouldn't conflict.
>
> James
>
> At 11:39 PM 08/03/2004 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >I have a problem on my work PC which occurs frequently. While I'm in a
word
> >document, sometimes the PC crashes and when I restart the computer the
file
> >is damaged. A bunch of temporary files are generated - from which the
guys
> >at tech support are able to restore my original document (but I can't ask
> >them everytime!). Nobody has a clue as to why. They even re-installed
Office
> >but the problem persists. I find it happens more frequently when I work
with
> >tables.
> >
> >Is it possible that a conflict with JAWS is causing this? Just exploring
all
> >possibilities, trying to find a solution!!
> >
> >Thanks so much in advance
> >
> >Fran
> >
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