Re: [Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7
Hi John and all, VMware Player is absolutely free to use and it is brilliantly accessible. Previously you could only run virtual machines created with other VMware products, but as of 3.0 and higher you can create and manage virtual machines all with the Player software. Also if you have the XP Mode package instaled you can import the Windows XP Mode virtual machine directly into Player and you run it just like any other virtual machine. Please note there is a wizard that you need to complete. This wizard is inside the virtual machine itself, and therefore is not accessible with speech. You will need either sighted assistance or take screenshots and perform OCR so that you can complete the wizard. Basically you have to accept the XP Mode license agreement, then it talks about regional and language settings, then it asks for a computer name and (optionally) a password, then it talks about setting the date and time. Once you complete the wizard the virtual machine restarts and you can use Narrator to help you till you get your screen reader installed. Hope this helps. Signed by Chris Hallsworth E-mail and Facebook: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 On 19/07/2010 23:04, John Justice wrote: Chris, that is fascinating. Where can you find that software and what does it cost? I'd like to play with XP Mode just to see what it's like. John Justice -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:19 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7 Hi John and all, but what FS didn't tell you is that it's only Virtual PC that they don't support at this time. I use VMware's implementation, where it directly imports the Windows XP Mode you previously installed and creates a virtual machine from that. JAWS works very well on both the host and guest side, and is in fact more responsive than Virtual PC's version. I have it installed because I have an obligation to have it, but frankly I don't use it. Signed by Chris Hallsworth E-mail and Facebook: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 On 19/07/2010 3:25, John Justice wrote: Sorry Don, I found this in my Junk folder where it certainly did not belong. 1. Windows XP Mode is available only with Windows Professional, Windows Ultimate and Windows Enterprise. It is definitely not available with Windows 7 Home Premium. In addition, I found out that even with Windows Professional, jaws does not support virtual machine software which is required to make Windows XP Mode function. I received that unfortunate bit of news directly from one of the Freedom Scientific Technical Support people. he invited me to test it but he made it perfectly clear that they do not support this kind of program at this time. That was good enough for me since I had already paid $95 to upgrade my Home Premium to Professional. Oh well, live and learn, I guess. John Justice -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Don Risavy, Jr. Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 11:45 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7 Wondered if anyone has been successful in using Jaws 11 with Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7? If so did you have to make any special settings in order to use Jaws with the Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7? Thanks. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7
Hi John and all, but what FS didn't tell you is that it's only Virtual PC that they don't support at this time. I use VMware's implementation, where it directly imports the Windows XP Mode you previously installed and creates a virtual machine from that. JAWS works very well on both the host and guest side, and is in fact more responsive than Virtual PC's version. I have it installed because I have an obligation to have it, but frankly I don't use it. Signed by Chris Hallsworth E-mail and Facebook: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 On 19/07/2010 3:25, John Justice wrote: Sorry Don, I found this in my Junk folder where it certainly did not belong. 1. Windows XP Mode is available only with Windows Professional, Windows Ultimate and Windows Enterprise. It is definitely not available with Windows 7 Home Premium. In addition, I found out that even with Windows Professional, jaws does not support virtual machine software which is required to make Windows XP Mode function. I received that unfortunate bit of news directly from one of the Freedom Scientific Technical Support people. he invited me to test it but he made it perfectly clear that they do not support this kind of program at this time. That was good enough for me since I had already paid $95 to upgrade my Home Premium to Professional. Oh well, live and learn, I guess. John Justice -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Don Risavy, Jr. Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 11:45 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7 Wondered if anyone has been successful in using Jaws 11 with Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7? If so did you have to make any special settings in order to use Jaws with the Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7? Thanks. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7
Chris, that is fascinating. Where can you find that software and what does it cost? I'd like to play with XP Mode just to see what it's like. John Justice -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:19 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7 Hi John and all, but what FS didn't tell you is that it's only Virtual PC that they don't support at this time. I use VMware's implementation, where it directly imports the Windows XP Mode you previously installed and creates a virtual machine from that. JAWS works very well on both the host and guest side, and is in fact more responsive than Virtual PC's version. I have it installed because I have an obligation to have it, but frankly I don't use it. Signed by Chris Hallsworth E-mail and Facebook: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 On 19/07/2010 3:25, John Justice wrote: Sorry Don, I found this in my Junk folder where it certainly did not belong. 1. Windows XP Mode is available only with Windows Professional, Windows Ultimate and Windows Enterprise. It is definitely not available with Windows 7 Home Premium. In addition, I found out that even with Windows Professional, jaws does not support virtual machine software which is required to make Windows XP Mode function. I received that unfortunate bit of news directly from one of the Freedom Scientific Technical Support people. he invited me to test it but he made it perfectly clear that they do not support this kind of program at this time. That was good enough for me since I had already paid $95 to upgrade my Home Premium to Professional. Oh well, live and learn, I guess. John Justice -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Don Risavy, Jr. Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 11:45 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7 Wondered if anyone has been successful in using Jaws 11 with Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7? If so did you have to make any special settings in order to use Jaws with the Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7? Thanks. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7
Wondered if anyone has been successful in using Jaws 11 with Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7? If so did you have to make any special settings in order to use Jaws with the Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7? Thanks. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7
Sorry Don, I found this in my Junk folder where it certainly did not belong. 1. Windows XP Mode is available only with Windows Professional, Windows Ultimate and Windows Enterprise. It is definitely not available with Windows 7 Home Premium. In addition, I found out that even with Windows Professional, jaws does not support virtual machine software which is required to make Windows XP Mode function. I received that unfortunate bit of news directly from one of the Freedom Scientific Technical Support people. he invited me to test it but he made it perfectly clear that they do not support this kind of program at this time. That was good enough for me since I had already paid $95 to upgrade my Home Premium to Professional. Oh well, live and learn, I guess. John Justice -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Don Risavy, Jr. Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 11:45 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] Using Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7 Wondered if anyone has been successful in using Jaws 11 with Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7? If so did you have to make any special settings in order to use Jaws with the Windows XP compatibility mode in Windows 7? Thanks. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
