Re: KillJaws, another approach
- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:04:28 -0700
Dean,
I navigated to the folder you said to go to. C:/Windows/system32. jaws
announced that it was closed, so I opened it and arrowed down just to hear
the names of its subfolders. But then I closed it again and tabbed into the
files list view, looking for taskkill.exe. All I found that began with
"task" were a file names taskman and taskmgr, both exec. files. But no
taskkill.
Any suggestions?
Also, as I've asked already, how do you know when you really ought to kill
Jaws, whether by doing it this way or using the batch file or the key combo?
I've had a system hang from time to time where Jaws went silent and I
couldn't get it to recover, but I never thought to try to remedy the
situation by exiting Jaws, one way or the other. I mistakenly assumed it had
unloaded itself and that's why it had fallen silent. As I said earlier, I
guess that wasn't reasonable to assume.
But then how do you know when you're in a spot where you're hung up, and
Jaws has stopped speaking, and you ought to kill it properly? And then what
dodo you do? Alt F4 to exit any other running apps, if you don't mind doing
that despite not knowing if you're actually doing anything? And then you
restart/warm boot? I don't get what the whole sequence is.
Thanks. Again, I find no such file in that folder.
thanks.
ane nvbut ci ----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Martineau" <dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 4:01 PM
Subject: RE: KillJaws, another approach
For those who don't know about batch files and don't want to learn, you can
achieve gaining easy access to KillJaws through Windows techniques.
1. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32/taskkill.exe, use tie application key,
choose Send To, and choose Desktop Create Shortcut.
Now on the desktop, you'll have a shortcut to Taskkill.exe. Hibghlight it
and press alt-enter.
This brings up the properties of the shortcut. The first control of the
dialog box is an edit field to the path, and allows for adding parameters.
Press End to go to the end of the line, after the .exe, his space and then
paste or write /f /im jfw.exe Once you're done there you can tab twice and
create your hotkey, then press enter to save. Just another way.
I haven't been following the thread, so I don't know if this has already
been answered: Is this process any better than using the built-in key in JFW
8 or 9, Jawskey+win+f4?
Dean
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of RAWest
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 2:41 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: KillJaws
It is a line of code in a batch file you can create to clear jaws from
memory if there is a problem.
echo off
taskkill /F /IM jfw.exe
Put that into notepad and save the file for example KillJaws.bat on to your
desktop.
I believe earlier versions of jaws when unloaded did not remove themselves
from memory.
Robert
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EMail: rawest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Yardbird
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 4:25 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: KillJaws
Gerald,
I must have missed something. What is Kill Jaws?
thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "JFW list" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 12:48 PM
Subject: KillJaws
I just had a JAWS crash, and Kill Jaws worked like a charm. Very handy when
sighted assistance is not available.
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