Re: Getting JAWS 5 to work with MSN Messenger
- From: Bruce Toews <water_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:04:02 -0600 (CST)
Can someone in the know tell us if there is a technical reason that
Windows Antiquity is not supported?
Bruce
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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Chris Skarstad wrote:
> Hi Matt
> As others have said, i'm afraid you're flat out of luck. it simply is not
> going to work and unfortunately i don't know any scripters who have jumped
> into action to get msn 6.2 working with any windows version under xp or 2000.
> I think it sucks personally and if I had the skill to modify the scripts i
> would do it. But I simply don't have the know how.
>
> At 03:19 PM 2/25/2005, you wrote:
>> Hello.
>> If I may, I'd like to first say I'm brand-new on the list. It seems to be a
>> fantastic list, and I've heard great things about it.
>>
>> My question involves three things. JAWS 5.0/5.1, MSN Messenger (any version
>> beyond 5.0 since with Microsoft's mandatory upgrade, anything lower than 6.2
>> is now impossible to use), and Windows Millennium. I'd like to know, is it
>> possible to get MSN Messenger 6.2 to work with Windows Millennium, using
>> JAWS 5.0 or 5.1?
>> FS seems to have abandoned any efforts making the scripts work for anything
>> below NT versions of Windows (meaning, 2000 or XP primarily). This is quite
>> sad, since I once thought highly of FS. I'd like to use MSN Messenger 6.2
>> or 7.0, but am unable to, since nothing is displayed in the instant message
>> windows. I tried using JAWS 5.0, 5.1, and the most recently evolution of
>> JAWS ... 6.0 build 410 I believe it is. Nothing is working. Any
>> modifications to the scripts, or to the class assignments would be
>> appreciated. If this needs to go offlist in responses, please do so, but if
>> this hasn't been asked before, by all means, keep it on the list, so others
>> may benefit. I know I sure will, if any solution would materialize from
>> this.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Matt
>>
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