Re: jfw Digest V1 #122
- From: Bruce Toews <coke_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:12:55 +0000 (UTC)
This is really turning into the list of urban legends, isn't it? And very
unfortunately, because of FS's gag-order policy on staff, there's no
getting the truth, is there? FS doesn't want to run an in-house list, but
it seems perfectly happy to just sit back and let rumors and other
misinformation roam freely on the main JFW list. Call that customer care?
I've already said too much, and will say no more.
Bruce
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On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, david poehlman wrote:
> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:04:20 -0400
> From: david poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: jfw Digest V1 #122
>
> so untrue. if you go to nt or 2k you will also need a new auth disk. The
> info is on the site.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ashish" <ashish_rohtagi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 4:38 AM
> Subject: Re: jfw Digest V1 #122
>
>
> hello, I want to say that we will need a auth disk if we switch
> over windows XP pro from any other windows system, there is no need to
> change auth disk otherwise, regards----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Toews" <coke_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:36 AM
> Subject: Re: jfw Digest V1 #122
>
>
> > Besides which, you can have two or more hard drives with different types
> > of format.
> >
> > Bruce
> >
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> > On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, david poehlman wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:25:14 -0400
> > > From: david poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reply-To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: jfw Digest V1 #122
> > >
> > > which windows xp? The fat vs ntfs thing is utter bull since the floppy
> > > drive does not have anything to do with the hard drive. More than
> likely,
> > > what happens is that in the cases where we need to replace authorization
> > > floppies, it is because they have simply died. I'm sure there are many
> > > others out there like yours, but there are also many that have been
> trashed
> > > for one reason or another. The things are so sensative. I upgraded
> from me
> > > to xp and put xp on from scratch with no authorization floppy issues so
> I
> > > think fs needs to go back to the drawing board on this one. I have had
> to
> > > have my auth disk replaced but it had nothing to do with drive format or
> > > version of os.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Greg Epley" <gregepley@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 7:28 PM
> > > Subject: Re: jfw Digest V1 #122
> > >
> > >
> > > First let me just explain what I found, and then maybe someone can
> contrast
> > > that to the information in the below article.
> > >
> > > I'm running Windows XP, I have been since I first purchased JAWS 4.0 to
> run
> > > on that OS.
> > >
> > > I checked my hard drive and authorizations floppy disk formats and found
> the
> > > following:
> > > Local disk C: - NTFS,
> > > Authorization floppy in A: FAT.
> > >
> > > I have JAWS 4.51 also installed as a fallback. It was on the system and
> > > authorized using the diskette prior to JAWS 5.
> > >
> > > AmI missing something in the article below? Because it sounds like my
> FAT
> > > diskette shouldn't be working with my NTFS C: drive, and yet it does
> with no
> > > problems. Have even used this same diskette to install on other NTFS
> drives
> > > with no problems.
> > > -Greg Epley
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Phil Halton" <philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 6:01 PM
> > > Subject: Re: jfw Digest V1 #122
> > >
> > >
> > > > I wrote to the origional poster of this thread off-list, but its
> probably
> > > > good information for everybody so here it is again as I learned from
> FS.
> > > > The problem is in the file system format. Windows9X and ME systems
> used
> > > the
> > > > FAT or FAT32 file system format. WindowsXP uses the newer NTFS file
> > > system
> > > > format. The two aren't compatible, and a jaws auth disk that works
> for 9x
> > > &
> > > > ME systems won't work on XP systems. Anyone migrating or upgrading to
> XP
> > > > from 9x or ME will no doubt encounter this problem. The solution is
> to
> > > get
> > > > a auth disk formatted specifically for the XP operating system (which
> is
> > > to
> > > > say, formatted in NTFS format) from FS. Keep your old auth disk
> though,
> > > > because if you go back to FAT or FAT32 for some reason, your XP auth
> disk
> > > > won't work there just as the FAT disk won't work on XP. If you get
> > > someone
> > > > at FS who doesn't know about this-which can happen-tell them you
> changed
> > > > operating systems from 9x to XP (or changed file system formats from
> FAT
> > > to
> > > > NTFS more accurately) and just ask them to humor you and issue the new
> > > auth
> > > > disk for your operating system file format.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > From: "Marie Nelson" <thebkkpr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Subject: Re: Authorization key will not install under Windows XP
> > > > > Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:17:54 -0700
> > > > >
> > > > > I had this same problem last summer when I purchased a new desktop.
> > > After
> > > > > tearing my hair out for a week or more, the solution was that
> Freedom
> > > > > Scientific sent me a new authorization disk and it worked just fine.
> > > Marie
> > > >
> > > >
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