RE: JAWS 10 and slow log off

  • From: "Russell Solowoniuk" <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:22:21 -0600

Okay, I'll give it a go.

Thanks Roger,

Russell

-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Roger Levine
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 9:35 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: JAWS 10 and slow log off

Hi Russell,
The taskkill.exe program is only with XP Pro.  Below is the equivalent 
program
with XP Home.  Use the number of your version  as mine is 9.0.
"C:\Program Files\Freedom Scientific\Runtime JAWS\9.0\JFWKill.exe"
Roger

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russell Solowoniuk" <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 7:03 PM
Subject: RE: JAWS 10 and slow log off


> Hi Roger,
>
> I tried your suggestion, but receive an error message that the program
> taskkill.exe cannot be found. I'm doing a search of my hard drive as we
> speak to see if I can find it. I'm running Windows XP SP3.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Russell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Roger Levine
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:38 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: JAWS 10 and slow log off
>
> Hi,
> You can also make a hot-key using the following line to remove Jaws from
> memory.
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskkill.exe /f /im jfw.exe
> Roger----- Original Message ----- 
> From: George B <mailto:gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:33 AM
> Subject: RE: JAWS 10 and slow log off
>
> Yes I am also on my xp pro service pack 3.
> I notice that if I start with jaws 9  it is ok then go to 10 it is
> sluggish and gets worse the longer the pc is running, and also after 10
> has
> been running and do a insert f4 it takes a while for jaws to stop
> speaking,
> and then if you do the insert f4 to turn off jaws 10 and say ok, then
> start
> jaws 9 it has some of the jaws 10 trats.
>
> I found the only way to solve this is to completely shut down and
> restart the pc.
>
> I know ther is a keystroke to unload the jaws memory, but I can not
> remember it and can not find it.
>
> Does anyone know the keystroke?
>
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Peter Holdstock
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 09:28
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: JAWS 10 and slow log off
>
> I've noticed since installing the first JAWS 10 beta that my Vista
> machine takes a good 10 to 30 seconds before I hear the log off sound.
>
> If I unload JAWS it goes back to normal and I hear the log off
> sounds almost instantly after choosing to log off.
>
> Is anybody else having this issue. Sometimes it can take quite a
> while to log off.
>
> Peter
>
>
>
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