hi there you may have too much stuff (programs) running or just too much on your computer what I do is turn on the computer let it boot up go through all it's omtions then do ault f4 to be sure there is nothing running like msn if you can see some clear off any menus from the screen do ault f4 then quit jaws for windows go to a web site that has audio like acbradio.org then tab 8 times to treasure trove enter then tab 1 time to wendow media plays 7 enter let it run for a while see what that does ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Christian" <KChristian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <swimmer953@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 11:26 AM Subject: JAWS loosing focus > Hi Steve, > > I have been playing with the resolution and it has not made a > difference. I have used 800 by 600 and the higher resolution ones as > well. I am now trying the 16 vs. 32 bit=20 > I have tried both standard and Windows classic settings. But I just > can't > get this working correctly. =20 > > I am running Windows XPHome and JAWS 5.0844 > > Perhaps I should get a list of what are ideal settings and start there. > I had this computer set up for using Sonar and Sonar Talking. Now I > have really made a mess of the display settings. I am not looking > forward to seeing if it is still working. > > > Thanks, > > Keith > > From: "Steve Britt" <swimmer953@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: JAWS loosing focus > Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:24:36 -0500 > > All right, Keith; first off, what version of Windows do you have? Then, > secondly, what is your screen resolution? is it 800 by 600, or 640 by > 480? (these are just two possible settings.) Third, is your display set > at Windows standard or Windows classic? > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: "Keith Christian" <KChristian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 1:25 PM > Subject: JAWS loosing focus > > > > Hi, > > My JAWS keeps loosing focus. Sometimes the insert escape will refresh > > > the screen but not always. I have a new Dell computer and it seemed=20 > > to be working fine when I first got it, but it is getting worse. > > Could it be the video card? It is an Intel 82865 G Graphics > Controller. > > I am thinking this might be the problem, but I don't want to buy one > > just to find > > out it is not. > > I am using the 5.0844 version of JAWS and I can't continue working > this > > way... Office is 2003 and Duxbury 10.4. > > Your thoughts are appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Keith > > -- > > 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 > -- > 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