Re: how do I repair jfw 9.0
- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:50:02 -0700
Matt,,
thanks for this thorough explanation of your rationale for performing a Jaws
repair in such a complex manner. If this actually were necessary, I'd
consider it a broken function and have reported it to Freedom Scientific
long ago. If you haven't already and firmly believe what you say below, I'd
surely call or write FS and report what you describe to the tech Support and
Development teams.
In any case, I was so surprised by your explanation, myself, that I decided
to do exactly as I've done to run the Jaws Repair since they changed the
installer package and you no longer get it from a submenu in
Start/Programs/Jaws version number, as used to be the routine.
I exited all my running applications, used Windows Explorer to navigate to
the folder where I keep my Jaws installation files, and focused on the file
from which I installed the Jaws version I'm running at this moment. This is
the filename:
J9.0.2169_ILM.exe
I pressed Enter on this filename. Up came the usual sequence of dialogues
for the Installer, which presented the usual choices to modify or repair the
current version. I chose Repair.
The installer asked me the usual question as to whether I wanted to retain
my personal settings or delete them, and I opted for retention. then Jaws
proceeded to go through its steps of repairing itself, copying some files,
doing some other things, cleaning up the backup files it had created, etc.,
and finally reporting that it was finished and asking if I wished to let it
restart my Win XP Home SP3 computer. I responded Yes, my system rebooted,
Jaws came up as a service running in the system tray as usual, and here I
am.
To reiterate, I have done it this way, successfully, with every version and
every update since this procedure I describe became the way to run a Jaws
repair, a version or two ago. No hassles.
Just for contrast to the troublesome scenario you describe as requiring your
very interesting, elaborate method. Again, I'm sorry you've had such an
inconvenient experience, and I'd really urge you to let FS know about the
problems you say caused you to resort to the method you describe. It might
help them fix a bug they haven't been told about.
----- Original Message -----
From: "matt" <mcdiemert@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 6:52 AM
Subject: RE: how do I repair jfw 9.0
Yardbird,
It's been necessary to use the command line repair for jaws for the past few
versions of jaws.
For example if you have the jaws latest build already installed and no
previous base builds it is not possible to simpley press enter on the
executable and get the repair modify remove prompt rather jaws will tell you
that there is already of version of jaws running on your machine, and the
install wizard will exit.
However, if you've started with jaws 9.0.515 and upgraded a few builds you
may get the repair option however chances are it will not successfully run.
Lastly, if you're running 2169 and you run a previous build to run the
repair you'll get the repair option, however, this is not a proper way to
run an install/ repair as you'd be repairing a current build of jaws with
previous scripts and shared components.
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Yardbird
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 9:43 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: how do I repair jfw 9.0
Matt,
if he knows just where that file is, and he already used it to install Jaws
in the first place, why shouldn't he do what I, for instance, always do in
this case? Just navigate to the file whose location he already knows, please
note, and just press Enter. That's all I do. It is what you're supposed to
do. Why all these steps you're describing? Are they meant to be a workaround
of some sort? If so, a workaround to avoid what sort of obstacle? Are you
just presupposing that the person doesn't know anything about the very file
they already have used to install the program, doesn't know where it is, and
that's why all this? I'm puzzled. hanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "matt" <mcdiemert@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 5:14 AM
Subject: RE: how do I repair jfw 9.0
If you still have the executable file on your computer Move it to an easily
accessed location such as the local disk c or desktop.
Then press windows R for run, and shift tab to the browse button. Brows to
the .exe file and press enter on it. This should place you on an open
button, but we don't want to press enter just yet. Shift tab once and you'll
see the path of the executable file, press the end key and then a space bar.
Ttype the following
/type repair
Press enter, and you'll receive a dialogue asking if you want to run this
file press alt r to run it and your repair is under way.
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of John Miller
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 11:31 PM
To: JFW list
Subject: how do I repair jfw 9.0
Hi all, installing stuff on my new laptop and all of a sudden jaws says
something about the display driver and I need to do a repair. It's jfw 9,
the very latest one and I can not figure out how to do a repair on it. Can
someone tell me how this is done? apparently they decided to make it harder
than just running the install file again and I'm not figuring this out at
all. thanks
John Miller N1UMJ
AIM and yahoo messenger: N1UMJ Skype: n1umjjohn
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