Re: JAWS 6 slow start

  • From: "David Grossoehme" <davegross1@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:49:54 -0600

Karl has anybody looked to see what is loaded in the start menu?  Another 
thing that might be looked at is how long does it take for anny of these 
computer to start with Jaws running?
Your Friend
Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Smith" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:57 AM
Subject: RE: JAWS 6 slow start


> Hi,
>
> I have noticed this quite a bit and have done some testing as follows.
>
> On my desktop I timed JAWS 6 start up with a stop watch and it took 
> anywhere
> from 1 minute 7 seconds to 1 minute 12 seconds.  On my Portico laptop it
> took anywhere from 2 minutes 55 seconds to 3 minutes 25 seconds at first.
> Now, for no reason I can figure it now takes about the same time it took 
> on
> my desktop.  I have a friend with a Compaq EVO which takes about 1 minute 
> 25
> seconds.  The other night I was working with a woman with a Del which took
> over 2 minutes.  I have another laptop which was built locally which only
> takes 26 seconds to start JAWS 6.  This is an issue which needs to be 
> looked
> at because more than a minute or two is really unacceptable.
>
> Karl
>
>
>
> ____________________
>
> Karl Smith
> Access Technology Specialist
> Axis
> 4304 South El Camino St.
> Taylorsville, Utah 84119
>
> Phone:  866-824-7885
> Fax:    866-824-7885
> E-mail: karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> No one will ever go broke underestimating the intelligence of the human
> race.
>
>   - H. L. Menkin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Tom Lange
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 6:57 AM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: JAWS 6 slow start
>
> Hi,
> The other night I installed JAWS 6 on my Dell 4100 running Windows ME and
> like it so far, except for one thing. It takes a good minute or two to 
> come
> up after I hear the Windows intro music. It's set to start automatically. 
> I
> did some digging around in the Registry, as I'm not afraid to do such
> things, and I noticed that the call to JFW is placed in the run_services
> area instead of run_once or run_once_exe as was done in the past. Anybody
> else notice this?
>
> Tom
>
>
> --
> To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to
> jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
> Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw
>
> If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or 
> the
> way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact 
> the
> list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> --
> To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to 
> jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
> Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw
>
> If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or 
> the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather 
> contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 2/10/2005
> 



-- 
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 2/10/2005

--
To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to 
jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw

If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the 
way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the 
list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Other related posts: