I've seen it be there but narator miss it many times. I've seen the screen
readers, any of them miss it as well, that's why I always disable it. There
are also options to make CD's not autorun and that may be setup.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic: Jaws incorrect version Instalation Mystery Solved
> That initial set of options did not seem to come up on the new work
> computer, even with Windows Narrator, although it may have been on the
> screen without my knowledge.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 2:19 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Jaws incorrect version Instalation Mystery Solved
>
> With newer versions of windows, like vista, 7, and beyond, there is often
> a
> thing that comes up to ask you if you want to run the CD or install from
> it,
> browse it, or what ever. I usually disable it so it will come up like it
> does for most people but work computers you can't always do that.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 12:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Jaws incorrect version Instalation Mystery Solved
>
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> A quick question,
>>
>> Isn't the JAWS CD supposed to automatically come up talking when
>> inserted, thus allowing one to install without assistance?
>>
>> I haven't installed from a CD in years so, I don't know.
>>
>>
>> Inquiring minds want to know.
>>
>> Howard #3
>> W A 9 Y B W
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 10:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Jaws incorrect version Instalation Mystery
>> Solved
>>
>>
>>>I agree, Lou, although I have to say that I'm not very thrilled about
>>>my University's tech support right now, but that's another issue for
>>>another day. (smile)
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
>>> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 11:24 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Jaws incorrect version Instalation Mystery
>>> Solved
>>>
>>> Good news, Tom! And thanks for publicizing FS's good job in this
>>> instance.
>>> Nice to hear positive stuff about tech support, for a change. 73. Lou
>>> WA3MIX Lou Kolb Voice-over Artist:
>>> Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
>>> Messages On-hold:
>>> www.loukolb.com
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 11:02 AM
>>> Subject: Off Topic: Jaws incorrect version Instalation Mystery Solved
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, everyone.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You may remember that last week, Jaws 13 inadvertently got installed
>>>> on my new work laptop, instead of Jaws 16, which I thought would be
>>>> directly installed from the Jaws 16 CD.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It turns out that the fault was on this end, not with Freedom
>>>> Scientific.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here's my analysis of what happened and why:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yesterday, I was nosing around on the desktop of my new work
>>>> laptop, and
>>>> found an executable file for Jaws 13. It was called j13.0.92 4 64
>>>> bit.
>>>> I
>>>> checked the file properties, and the file was dated Monday: December
>>>> 15 and was time stamped at 10:09 a.m. This is significant, because
>>>> this was the time when the University's I T people were in my
>>>> office, and had transferred a bunch of stuff from the hard drive of
>>>> my old Windows 7 desktop to the new work laptop.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think that what happened was this: Since I had no visual
>>>> assistance available when it came time to install Jaws 16, I used
>>>> Windows narrator to find what I thought was the Jaws 16 instalation
>>>> package on the Jaws 16 CD, and somehow ended up inadvertently
>>>> choosing the Jaws 13
>>> executable file.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Apparently, I'm not very good at using Windows Narrator in
>>>> situations like this, although I do find Narrator to not be as
>>>> verbose as I would
>>> like.
>>>> In
>>>> addition, it also would have been nice to have visual assistance
>>>> around, so that I wouldn't have had to use Windows Narrator to begin
>>>> with, and could have gotten the correct file right from the new CD.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The really frustrating part of all of this is that, even though I
>>>> uninstalled Jaws 13 from the new laptop, and installed Jaws 16,
>>>> something got corrupted with the install, and I had to spend quite a
>>>> bit of time late last week with FS Tech support to do a major Jaws
>>>> repair.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All and all, though, I think I'm now ok, and will certainly keep
>>>> this in mind for the future. I also have sent a rather
>>>> strongly-worded e-mail to our IT folks, stressing the need for
>>>> visual assistance with new adaptive technology instalations, and
>>>> also stressing the need for IT people to let us know what files they
>>>> are transferring onto any new computer that we might use.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In closing, I want to sincerely thank Ron Miller and the folks at
>>>> Freedom Scientific for all of their help in working through this
>>>> issue. Ron, in particular, went above and beyond the call of duty
>>>> to help me figure out what was going on, and that has been truly
>>>> appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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