I'd say it's a QC issue. I had to install JFW 16 from the CD and didn't run
into that problem.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: December 15, 2014 19:55
Subject: Re: Off Topic: "Heads Up To Those Installing Jaws 16 via the CD
> Wow! That reallhy is poor quality control. Or, are they trying to
> pull a fast one?--Matt, N1IBB.
>
> At 07:19 PM 12/15/2014, you wrote:
>>All:
>>
>>
>>
>>I know some will consider this off topic, but I thought I would post it
>>here
>>as well as to the Jaws list.
>>
>>
>>
>>Hopefully, it will prevent someone else from going through what I did at
>>work today.
>>
>>
>>
>>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>From: Tom Behler [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 7:14 PM
>>To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'
>>Subject: "Heads Up To Those Installing Jaws 16 via the CD
>>
>>
>>
>>Hi, all.
>>
>>
>>
>>Today, I attempted to install Jaws 16 on a new computer at work via the CD
>>that was just shipped to me, and ran into an interesting issue.
>>
>>
>>
>>Even though, according to one of my sighted colleagues, the CD was
>>clearly
>>labeled Jaws 16, the actual installation file was the executable file for
>>Jaws 13.
>>
>>
>>
>>Obviously, Freedom Scientific quality control is not working very well.
>>
>>
>>
>>What I had to do was go on line to download and save the executable file
>>for
>>Jaws 16 onto a thumb drive, and then do the installation from there.
>>
>>
>>
>>I contacted FS about the error, and insisted that they at least send me
>>the
>>CD with the correct Jaws version on it.
>>
>>
>>
>>When I asked them if they had seen anything like this before, they said
>>that
>>my case was not the first.
>>
>>
>>
>>Will see what happens from here.
>>
>>
>>
>>Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan
>>
>>
>
|