If you have an old version of OpenBook, it comes with a crippled screen
reader called Connect OutLoud.  This conflicts with modern versions of JAWS
and Window-Eyes.  Something is going to have to go.  Omnipage works quite
accurately for OCR, and doesn't cost as much as Kurzweil or OpenBook.


Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Bill Deatherage
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:16 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: both good news and bad
> 
> Hello to all,
> I put the demo of windoweyes on my computer.  using it I was able to =
> install a version 8 of wrod perfect for windows that I had on another =
> computer but when I had a new hard drive or bought a new computer I =
> don't remember which, I didn't have it installed.  well, I have been =
> trying to install it for a good while.  So I decided to try to install =
> it with windoweyes and with a little work I now have it installed.
> well, that is the good news.  now I can't get my open book to scann.  I =
> have tryed both using it with windoweyes load and unloaded and it still =
> doesn't work.  I tried to reinstall open book and I got a message saying =
> I couldn't install it in the sasame directry it is curently in.  I tried =
> to go to uninstall programs in the program pannel.  I can't remember its =
> correct name.  but when I tried to uninstall it it kept trying to =
> reinstall it again.
> any suggestions.  When I try to scann I get a message saying scanning =
> failed.  I have tried the printer and it will print documents just fine. =
>   any suggestions would be appreciated.
> Thank you in advance,
> Bill Deatherage