RE: Off topic. Windows server 2008 64 bit with jaws
- From: BlueScale <bluescale1976@xxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:28:47 -0400
Have you given NVDA a try? You can find it at:
http://www.nvda-project.org/
HTH
BlueScale
On Wed, 2008-09-17 at 19:32 -0400, Sina Bahram wrote:
> Supposedly jaws 10 supports 64 bit. Have you not found this to be true? I
> just heard that as a rumor, and most definitely have not confirmed.
>
> As for why, it has to do with the fact that the whole video chain is 64 bit
> on your machine, and so yes other 32-bit applications like CMD or possibly
> old apps will work fine, but jaws video drivers will not.
>
> Take care,
> Sina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darragh Ó
> Héiligh
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:09 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Off topic. Windows server 2008 64 bit with jaws
>
> Hello all,
>
> Is there any way that any of you know of that I can run Jaws 9 or 10 on a
> Windows 2008 64 bit server? I know it's not supported and it certainly
> makes that clear on the FS website and during the installation of Jaws
> however it is possible to get a 32 bit command prompt up and it's possible
> to get other 32 bit applications running quite happily on a 64 bit
> environment so why not jaws?
>
>
> Is there any other screen reader that will give me this access?
>
> I'm sorry for the off topic question. Perhaps someone could direct me to a
> mailing list that would specifically focus on screen reader users who need
> to use server environments?
> I've certainly a lot of questions in this area. example:
> 1. when using a rack of servers with only 1 console, how do most people
> determine what Server the terminal is currently focused on. All ell
> poweredge servers do not come with sound cards.
> 2. Has anyone been able to use the Windows Server Update Service web
> administration interface? What about the MMC snap in? Has anyone had any
> luck with that?
> 3. Has anyone been able to configure Office scan via it's web interface?
> Itseems to be full of clicable objects that do nothing when I press enter on
> them. Pluss, it's method of displaying computers is a java applet so I cant
> access it.
> 4. Has anyone found a way of accessing the front panel of a powervault tape
> media library? The web based interface shows the text in this panel as an
> un labeled graphic. Dell have no plans to update the firmware therefore
> it's unlikely that the web interface will improve. It's a 132T drive.
> 5. Finally. at the moment because believe me, I could go on for quite a
> while, Has anyone found an accessible alternative to VNC where by a screen
> reader can shaddow another users windows session?
>
> I'm sorry. I know this is off topic for this list but I've found absolutely
> no resource to get these questions answered and I've spent five months in
> this job battling against one problem after another as well as trying to
> learn about a huge technical infrastructure.
>
> Thanks
>
> Darragh
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