Re: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this down!

From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:40:42 -0500
Thanks John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john r. vaughn" <jrvaughn44@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this down!


> Jack, this info is in the jaws help system.
> go to the topic using windows with jaws.  open this and enter on the 
> version
> of windows you are using and use F6 to read the topic
> john
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:13 PM
> Subject: Re: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this down!
>
>
>> Chris,  where did you find this info at the FS web site?  I'd like to 
>> save
>> a
>> copy of it, but not sure where the document is located.  Thanks.  Jack
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Arianna Calesso" <acalesso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this 
>> down!
>>
>>
>>> Yeah, and this doesn't say anything about screen resolution or color
>>> settings or did I miss something?
>>>
>>> Arianna
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:43 PM
>>> Subject: Re: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this
>>> down!
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Chris,
>>>
>>> One thing I would love to know.  What the heck is with all of the
>>> annoying
>>> =
>>> 20 that show up in messages on this list?  They're really distracting!
>>> Jack
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:40 PM
>>> Subject: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this down!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Windows XP and JAWS
>>>>
>>>> This topic discusses settings changes we recommend you make when using
>>>> JAWS=
>>>> =20
>>>> in Windows XP Home or Professional. You must be logged in with=
>>>> administrative
>>>> rights to make several of these changes.
>>>>
>>>> Many of these settings are changed within Control Panel. To open
>>>> Control=20
>>>> Panel, press the WINDOWS KEY to open the Start Menu, move to Control
>>>> Panel,=
>>>> and
>>>> press ENTER. Depending on your system settings, Control Panel either
>>>> opens=
>>>> =20
>>>> in a separate window, or the Control Panel items open as a sub-menu.
>>>>
>>>> We recommend making changes in the following areas:
>>>> List of 5 items
>>>> =95 Display Properties
>>>> =95 Folder Options
>>>> =95 Start Menu
>>>> =95 Windows Explorer
>>>> =95 System Performance
>>>> list end
>>>>
>>>> Display Properties
>>>> List of 9 items
>>>> 1. From the Control Panel, move to "Display" and press Enter.
>>>> 2. From the themes combo box, select Windows XP.
>>>> 3. In the List of backgrounds on the Desktop page, choose Bliss.
>>>> 4. Set Position to "Stretch."
>>>> 5. In the Screen Saver combo box on the Screen Saver page, press HOME
>>>> to=20
>>>> select none.
>>>> 6. On the Appearance page, set Windows and Buttons to Windows classic
>>>> style.
>>>> 7. Set Color Scheme to Windows Standard.
>>>> 8. Set Font to normal.
>>>> 9. Close the dialog.
>>>> list end
>>>>
>>>> Note: After making these changes, the Display page Themes combo box
>>>> says=20
>>>> "Modified Theme."
>>>>
>>>> Folder Options
>>>> List of 5 items (contains 1 nested list)
>>>> 1. From the Control Panel, press ALT+T to go to the Tools menu.
>>>> 2. Press O for Folder Options.
>>>> 3. From the Tasks radio button group, select Use Windows Classic
>>>> folders.
>>>> 4. (Optional):
>>>> List of 5 items nesting level 1
>>>> A. On the View page, move to the Advanced Settings tree view.
>>>> B. Clear the Hide Extensions For Known File Types check box.
>>>> C. If you also use screen magnification software, clear the Show
>>>> pop-up=20
>>>> description for folder and desktop items check box. Pop up
>>>> descriptions=20
>>>> often hides
>>>> the menu item just below any given menu item, making it impossible 
>>>> to=20
>>>> visually see the next item in the menu list.
>>>> D. Move to the Apply to All Folders button and press SPACEBAR.
>>>> E. Select Yes in the dialog that opens to acknowledge this change.
>>>> list end nesting level 1
>>>> 5. Move to the OK button in the Folder Options dialog box and press=20
>>>> SPACEBAR to close this dialog box.
>>>> list end
>>>>
>>>> Start Menu
>>>> List of 6 items
>>>> 1. From Control Panel, Move to Taskbar and Start menu and press ENTER.
>>>> 2. From the Taskbar page, press ALT+G to move to and uncheck Group
>>>> Similar=
>>>> =20
>>>> Taskbar Buttons.
>>>> 3. Press ALT+H to move to and uncheck the check box for Hide inactive
>>>> icons.
>>>> 4. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Start Menu page.
>>>> 5. Select Classic start menu.
>>>> 6. Press ENTER to close this dialog box.
>>>> list end
>>>>
>>>> Windows Explorer
>>>> List of 10 items
>>>> 1. Press WINDOWS KEY+E to open Windows Explorer.
>>>> 2. Press ALT+V to open the View menu.
>>>> 3. Select "Arrange Icons by" and press ENTER to open the submenu.
>>>> 4. Move to the menu item "Name" to arrange by Name, and Press ENTER
>>>> to=20
>>>> select this and close the menus.
>>>> 5. Repeat steps 2 and 3, and move to the item "Show in Groups." If it
>>>> is=20
>>>> checked, press ENTER to uncheck it and close the menus.
>>>> 6. Press ALT+T to open the Tools menu.
>>>> 7. Press O to open the Folder Options Dialog.
>>>> 8. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the View page.
>>>> 9. Press SPACEBAR to activate the "Apply to all folders" button, and
>>>> press=
>>>> =20
>>>> SPACEBAR on the YES button to acknowledge this change.
>>>> 10. Move to the OK button and press SPACEBAR to close this dialog box.
>>>> list end
>>>>
>>>> System Performance
>>>> List of 6 items (contains 1 nested list)
>>>> 1. From the Control Panel, move to System and press ENTER to open 
>>>> the=20
>>>> System Properties Dialog.
>>>> 2. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Advanced page.
>>>> 3. Press ALT+S to activate the Performance Settings button. The
>>>> Performance=
>>>> =20
>>>> Options Dialog opens.
>>>> 4. Clear the following check boxes:
>>>> List of 4 items nesting level 1
>>>> =95 Animate Windows when Minimizing and Maximizing.
>>>> =95 Slide open Combo Boxes.
>>>> =95 Smooth-scroll List Boxes.
>>>> =95 Use Visual Styles on Windows and Buttons.
>>>> list end nesting level 1
>>>> 5. Press ENTER to close the Performance Options dialog and return to
>>>> the=20
>>>> System Properties dialog box.
>>>> 6. Press ENTER to activate the OK button and close the System
>>>> Properties=20
>>>> dialog box.
>>>> list end
>>>>
>>>> Back alt+b
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References:
- recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this down!
  - From: Chris Skarstad
- Re: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this down!
  - From: Jack Lowe
- Re: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this down!
  - From: Arianna Calesso
- Re: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this down!
  - From: Jack Lowe
- Re: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this down!
  - From: john r. vaughn
Re: recommended settings for Windows XP and JAWS, copy this down!

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