Re: can someone explain the jaws running as a service?

  • From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:36:39 -0800

Wasn't trying to fix anything.  Just was trying to understand people's 
definitions, and had to give up trying.  If that's what you mean, I agree.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wil James" <wil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 9:33 PM
Subject: RE: can someone explain the jaws running as a service?


> If it works, no need to fix it.  That is the best policy.
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> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Yardbird
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 11:02 PM
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> Subject: Re: can someone explain the jaws running as a service?
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> Will,
> I think I may have misunderstood something here because I just use a 
> single
> personal computer at home, and have no issue about which user is logging 
> on
> or any of that.  Thanks anyway.  This is beginning to seem pointless.  And
> it's okay.  I may run Jaws on startup, or I may not.  I guess I don't care
> what it's called in either case, just so it works.
>
> thanks,
> Daniel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wil James" <wil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 7:27 PM
> Subject: RE: can someone explain the jaws running as a service?
>
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>> If you start something up as a service, you can still get to it via its
>> controls.  Service or startup, the programs that was launched from either
>> method can be accessed through their controls.
>>
>> Once again, the difference is starting as a service means programs
>> starting
>> for whoever logs on to the system.  Startup simply launches the program
>> for
>> the *user*, not *all users of the system*.
>> .
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>> Of Yardbird
>> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 10:04 PM
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>> Subject: Re: can someone explain the jaws running as a service?
>>
>> So that means that simply having Jaws load during startup does *not* make
>> it
>> run as a service, under this definition?  That's what I've tried to get
>> clarified, earlier.  When you have Jaws run "automatically," meaning to
>> load
>> at startup, it still provides an interface to the user.  You can call up
>> the
>> Jaws menu, in other words.  Whereas, if you load something as a service,
>> as
>> I understand from the below and earlier explanations, there *is* no
>> interface and you aren't meant to access it or use its menus or anything.
>> It just runs without being able to be adjusted by the user.
>>
>> Is this correct?  If so, then this means that simply having Jaws load
>> automatically/during startup does *not* make it a service.  Will someone
>> authoritative on this topic please respond definitively?  Thank you very
>> much.  There have been contradictory statements about this, and no
>> resolution or even acknowledgement that one definition is contradicting
>> the
>> other.
>>
>> Again, thank you.
>> Daniel
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav.lal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 6:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: can someone explain the jaws running as a service?
>>
>>
>>> chevelle,
>>>
>>> A service is a program without a user interface. Its like a TSR in dos.
>>>
>>> As for speed, I doubt it. The concept of a service is applicable to the
>>> NT
>>> class of operating systems that is right from Windows nt to Windows XP.
>>>
>>> Pranav
>>> At 10:25 PM 2/12/2005, chevelle wrote:
>>> Hi, can someone explain more what is meant by jaws running as a service?
>>> Is
>>> that for windows xp pro only or does this concept apply to windows xp
>>> home.
>>> What happens if you change it so jaws doesn't run as a service. Will 
>>> that
>>> speed up jaws starting quicker. Also someone posted a switch jaws6.0
>>> /default. What is this switch for. thanks.
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