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Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 15 Dec 2014 20:54:24 -0500
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Well, I really don't think they tried to  pull a fast one, and am giving
them the benefit of the doubt in saying that it probably was an honest
mistake.

My point was simply to alert anyone else to the issue.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Matthew Chao
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 7:56 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
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:
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>I know some will consider this off topic, but I thought I would post it 
>here as well as to the Jaws list.
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>Hopefully, it will prevent someone else from going through what I did 
>at work today.
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>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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>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
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>Hi, all.
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>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.
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>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.
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>Obviously, Freedom Scientific quality control is not working very well.
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>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.
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>I contacted FS about the error, and insisted that they at least send me 
>the CD with the correct Jaws version on it.
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>When I asked them if they had seen anything like this before, they said 
>that my case was not the first.
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>Will see what happens from here.
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>Dr.  Tom Behler from Michigan
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