Hi, Justin.
Welcome to the list. I hope college is going well.
My good friend, G.W. Cox, just sent you a link to a page that I'm
sure will be useful in the long run. However, you don't detail the
specific problems you're experiencing. Also, you should tell the
list which operating system you're using -- XP, Home, Vista, etc.
What version of JAWS? Which applications are giving you trouble?
The more specific you can be, the more helpful various people on
this list can be to you.
For the time being, I'll copy below instructions that G.W. Cox
posted earlier. I'm making a wild guess that you're using Windows
XP. If not, write back. Otherwise, I suggest you make these
recommended changes, see what differences they make, and then come
back to the list with all outstanding difficulties. You will find
the people here generous and eager to get you on the right track.
Here goes with those recommended settings:
You might want to check your display settings. What follows are
some recommendations, though I think these may vary.
1. minimize all applications (windows key+m)
2. Unselect the item if it's checked (control+spacebar)
3. Activate the context menu (windows application key)
note: this is the key to the left of the right control key on
standard windows keyboards.
4. Press the letter r to activate the display properties
5. on the Themes Page:
set to windows xp. To change press alt plus down arrow to open
6. Control Tab to the Desktop Tab Set background to bliss Set
position stretch
7. Press Control Tab to Screen Saver Set to none]
8. Control Tab to Appearance Tab Set to Windows Classic Style
Color Scheme Windows Standard Font Size Normal
9. Control+tab to the settings tab, color: 16 bit resolution:
1024 by 768
10. Tab to okay and hit enter
----- Original Message -----
From: Justin Harford
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:05 PM
Subject: Ideal System settings for JAWS
Hi all
I am a new guy to this list and I have a question about my
version of jaws that I have just installed on a new windows box.
I Have used jaws since I was in the sixth grade, I am in college
now, but I never really had anyone go over with me the ideal system
settings for the program while I have constantly had trouble with
it not reading stuff in win explore and word every time I would
have it on a newly installed system. Anyway, could someone tell me
the best system configurations for jaws to work. I am having
trouble with this on my new system.
I do remember that there were a bunch of places where i had to
set to standard view or win classic. Moreover, I remember one tech
guy telling me that windows XP has a driver preinstalled to run
across two monitors. This driver supposedly interfears with jaws
and needs to be disabled. I wonder if this could be my problem.
Has anyone here heard of such a driver and would they be able to
tell me where it is?
By the way I am running jaws 7.0 with I believe a win XP
educational edition.
For what it matters.
Justin Harford
"A man's memory is bound to be a distortion of his past in
accordance with his present interests, and the most faithful
autobiography is likely to mirror less what a man was than what he
has become."
Fawn M. Brodie
