I have System Access on a U3 Smart Drive, so how to I get it to launch
on a Windows 8.1 machine, or for that matter, on a Windows 7 unit as
well.  Are there any special instructions to get it to work?

I also have an old XP computer that I used to have it installed in and
that won't run it any more.  I've tried to uninstall and re-install it
on several occasions without success.

Thx, Albert


On 8/6/14, Bill Pasco <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I've used U3 flash drives to run System Access on other people's computers
> for years. They work great usually.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of George Bell
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 1:34 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Portable NVDA
>
> If you wish to simply run NVDA by plugging in a USB drive, the following
> is an option.  I've quoted the link to the full article, but also copied
> the relevant section relating to this option.
>
> U3 flash drives are usually around the same prices as standard UEB flash
> drives (At least they are in the UK), but well worth it if you want to run
> a program from the flash drive.
>
> George.
>
> http://www.samlogic.net/articles/autorun-usb-flash-drive-windows-7.htm
>
> Is there no way in Windows 7 to autorun a program on a USB flash drive?
>
> There is no general way to automatically run a program on a USB Flash
> drive in a Windows 7 system, or add an option to the AutoPlay dialog box;
> but in some circumstances one of the following techniques can be used:
>
> - Use a U3 smart drive (or similar). These USB drives have a built-in
> firmware that presents them as CD drive when they are inserted into a
> computer. These kinds of USB flash drives are not affected by the changes
> in Windows 7. Autorun will work as it was a CD. U3 smart drives are
> primarily used to run programs directly from the USB flash drive and are
> generally not used to install programs. If you only need to run a program
> locally, and don't need to install, a U3 smart drive can be an option. But
> if you need to install files or update settings in the operating system
> (for example in the Registry) a U3 smart drive can not be used. The basic
> idea of U3 technology is that when the drive is removed from the host
> computer, there should be no traces left in that computer.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Goldfield
> Sent: 05 August 2014 21:24
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Portable NVDA
>
> Ana,
> Using Windows-R and typing the full path into the run dialog box should
> have worked.
> One of the things that I do with my portable copy of NVDA is that I've set
> up a shortcut file to nvda.exe.
> Find the actual nvda.exe executable file which runs NVDA.
> Right click it and choose create shortcut.
> Your shortcut file is now created.
> Rename the shortcut to something like Ana.
> Once you do this, go into the run dialog and type e:ana, substituting E
> for the actual drive letter.
> Autorun generally doesn't work with thumb drives anymore as of a few years
> ago, as Microsoft disabled it to avoid the spread of malware.
>
> David Goldfield,
>
>       Founder and Peer Coordinator,
> Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
>
> Feel free to visit my new Web site
> http://www.DavidGoldfield.info/
>
> Ana G wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is there a quick and easy way to start NVDA from a thumb drive?
>>
>> I'm finally experimenting with the portable version of NVDA. My goal
>> is to try it on the computers at school, so I can use the computers in
>> the classrooms as I lecture rather than bring in my own all the time.
>>
>> To launch portable NVDA, I plug the thumb drive into my computer,
>> start Narrator, go into Windows Explorer, go into the thumb drive,
>> jump to the NVDA.exe file, and press enter. I'm sure that, once I've
>> done it a couple of times, it'll feel quick. Right now it feels like a
>> lot of steps, and if the computer is slow, I can imagine it feeling
>> incredibly slow as my students and I sit around and wait for things to
>> load.
>>
>> Is there a quicker way? I tried pressing Start, then typing run
>> e:/nvda.exe or run e:\nvda.exe, but that didn't work.
>>
>> I read a tutorial on using autorun, but I don't think I can do that
>> since I won't have administrator priveleges to set that up.
>>
>> Thanks for any wisdom.
>>
>> Ciao
>>
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