[program-l] Re: Windows7 And VM Questions
- From: Rodney Haynie <RodneyH@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:23:05 -0700
Ok, so this is what I know, and how I access and log into my office desktop
computer when I am working from my home. Nick has some good comments, but I can
only speak on how I use it.
I get a secured VPN connection. This is necessary so I can ping the desktop and
see that it is visible.
I start a Remote Desktop session with the office desktop computer from my
laptop computer. (My laptop is Windows XP, Desktop is Windows 7.)
I type the username and password into the Remote Desktop dialog, that way it
will automatically sign into my desktop computer, and I won't have a
non-talking login window in front of me.
Once the connection is made, and I am logged in (I give it a minute). I press
Insert + F4 to shutdown JAWS on the desktop. Then I start JAWS by pressing
Windows + R, the typing JAWS 12 and pressing enter. All of this is without
verbal feedback. JAWS will come up and the name of the JAWS window will
indicate it is running in remote mode.
If you only use the remote computer remotely, then the odds are that JAWS is
already running in remote mode, and you won't have to stop it and re-start it
like I do.
After this, the session works very well, and I can do work much like I am
sitting in front of the desktop at the office.
You need to run the remote desktop window in full-screen mode in order for your
hotkeys to be interpreted by the remote computer. I believe the keystroke to
toggle the full-screen status of the remote desktop session is Ctrl+Alt+Break.
When you use this, you can switch between working on your local computer and
working on your remote computer, because the remote computer window will be
treated just like an application running on the computer, and you can alt tab
to other applications on your local box. Then press the keystroke combination
again, when the remote desktop application has focus, and you will be working
only on the remote computer once again.
When you are all done working on the remote computer, you can use the
Disconnect option (located in the same areas as sleep, and shutdown - Windows
Key, Right Arrow, Right Arrow, D), and you will return back to your Windows XP
computer.
HTH.
-R
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From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Homme, James
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 8:55 AM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] Re: Windows7 And VM Questions
Hi,
I want to log into it and use it as though it were my computer.
Thanks.
Jim
From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Rodney Haynie
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 8:02 AM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] Re: Windows7 And VM Questions
Well a Virtual Machine (VM), is just a cool way of allowing multiple entire
operating systems installed on the same hard drive. Each VM is its own sandbox.
You treat a VM just like it was a stand-alone computer, except the fact that
you cannot walk up and touch it... hence the word Virtual.
I believe you want to be able to log into the virtual machine from your Windows
XP machine correct? And once you are logged into the VM, you want to run
applications and such on the VM.
If you do not want to run applications on the VM, and you want to just access
files on it, then you can map a drive to the VM if it is within your network.
And once that is done, you can access the file just by using Windows Explorer,
and such. (Of course you really don't have to map a drive, it just makes it
easy to repeatedly access a drive/folder on the VM.)
Long story short, you can use the VM as a server, or you can remote into it,
and use it as a desktop.
Clear as mud? (smile) Let me know and I'll keep jabbering on.
-R
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From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Homme, James
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:47 AM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] Re: Windows7 And VM Questions
Hi Rodney,
This sounds very much like Terminal Services to me. Is that what you are
referring to? The terminology used here was VM, which I assume means Virtual
Machine. Does your answer apply to Virtual Machine?
Thanks.
Jim
From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Rodney Haynie
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:36 AM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] Re: Windows7 And VM Questions
Jim,
it sounds like you are asking if you can have JAWS working while you are
remoted into another computer.
Sounds like you are working in Windows XP and remoting into Windows 7.
You would need JAWS on both computers, and make sure the JAWS on the Windows XP
computer has Server installed (checkbox in custom installation options of JAWS.
And the Windows 7 computer would need the JAWS installed with Client checked
off in the JAWS custom installation options. (One of these is defaulted to
being checked off at installation, I forget which at this time.)
The Windows 7 box does not need to have a licensed version of JAWS.
If you want JAWS to run for more than 40 minutes, then you need the Windows XP
box to have the licensed copy of JAWS.
Client (licensed copy), Server (Licensed copy not necessary).
Oh, almost forgot, your JAWS license must be authorized to do remote computing.
If you don't already have that in your ILM license, then it will cost you extra
$$$ from Freedom Scientific.
I'll stop here in case I misinterpreted your question.
Take care.
-R
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From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Homme, James
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 6:59 AM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] Windows7 And VM Questions
Hi,
It is possible that I would somehow be using Windows7 via Virtual Machine from
my XP Pro box. How does something like this work? Does JAWS get installed on
some other machine, or in the VM environment? I don't even know what to ask
about this. Sorry.
Jim
Jim Homme,
Usability Services,
Phone: 412-544-1810.
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