Re: Jaws version needed for Windows 7
- From: "E.J. Zufelt" <lists@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:32:38 -0400
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On 2010-09-13, at 10:23 AM, Jared Wright wrote:
> I think he was just outlining a workaround to get through the prompts. I'd
> hope noone would actually consider JAWS locking at UAC acceptable behavior,
> especially when its chief commercial competition handles UAC so seamlessly.
> On 09/13/2010 10:12 AM, Tyler Littlefield wrote:
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>> Hello:
>> Thanks for the explaination of this. I only have one comment. Isn't the
>> UAC supposed to protect you by showing you -what- is trying to change
>> your comp? If Jaws just locks up, "just hitting alt+y" is slightly
>> counter productive to the reasoning for UAC in the first place it seems.
>>
>> On 9/13/2010 7:27 AM, Stephen W. Wise wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> As a general rule if you are launching an application (and I emphasize
>>> you)and UAC comes up-characterized by a sound (applies to Windows 7)-you
>>> would hit the key combination Alt+Y for yes...this also applies to when JAWS
>>> is being installed for the first time or if a new version is being
>>> installed; at least from my experiences, the JAWS installer will ask you to
>>> hit enter to reboot the system and continue installation (but not always)
>>> and after logging into your account UAC comes up. Generally, this is not a
>>> problem if you only have one account on the system as the login screen
>>> usually will have your name highlighted if you didn't set a password at
>>> which point you would just hit enter. Otherwise, your name would be
>>> highlighted and you would hit enter and type your password and press
>>> enter.-just hit Alt+y for 'Yes' and the installation should continue.
>>> As far as a process beginning at the login screen and then re-initializing
>>> itself after logging into the account-that has to do with the security
>>> protections of Windows 7. JAWS needs to run in an elevated rights mode in
>>> order for it to access the login screen and then reload itself into the
>>> users account at the privilege level of the user of the system.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler
>>> Littlefield
>>> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 12:33 AM
>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: Jaws version needed for Windows 7
>>>
>>> Yes, jaws does tend to lock up on UAC. And for one reason or another, it
>>> starts some sort of new process on login, then restarts itself after you
>>> log on.
>>> On 9/12/2010 10:06 PM, Ken Perry wrote:
>>>
>>>> Never had any problems with that you might need to reinstall.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ken
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt
>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:26 PM
>>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: Re: Jaws version needed for Windows 7
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Good evening,
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Can I confirm that even the newest build of JAWS 11 doesn't work with the
>>>> UAC dialog in Windows 7? I have to use NVDA everytime I need to interact
>>>> with a UAC dialog.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Everett Zufelt
>>>>
>>>
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>>>> On 2010-09-12, at 10:08 PM, Ken Perry wrote:
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>>>
>>>> I think 10 is the first but I iwll warn you you won't like it if you don't
>>>> get the newest.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ken
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian D. Nichols
>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 9:40 PM
>>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: Jaws version needed for Windows 7
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Listers,
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I must replace my 5 year old computer, and the new one will have Windows
>>>> version 7. What is the first version of JAWS that will support Windows 7?
>>>> I am licenced for JAWS 9, but not later.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have spent quite a while today searching the JAWS website for this
>>>> information, but without success. It must be there somewhere, but I
>>>>
>>> somehow
>>>
>>>> missed it.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Any information would be very much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> TIA.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ian
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ian D. Nichols,
>>>>
>>>
>>>> toronto, Canada
>>>>
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