thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sherrie" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 3:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Del laptop question
Sorry, I guess I had the wording a little off in my previous email.
So just in case you end up with this weird keyboard problem with the Dell
laptop
1 Go to the run dialog box. (in start menu)
2. Type msconfig
3. Use control tab to get to the start tab of the dialog.
4. Unclick the items that don't seem to be actual Microsoft programs or
your
anti virus. You might want to try a few at a time until the problem is
solved.
5. I think you have to restart after unclicking or making changes to the
start page..
6. A dialog will come up asking something about the changes. When you are
sure things are working smoothly with the keyboard again you can click the
don't show this again or something of that nature.
When I was doing it under the direction of the FS tech he got a little
overboard with his advice to unclick items and when it restarted I had no
sound. Had to get a sighted friend to come and restore the default and
start over. That is why I recommend just unclicking a few items at a time
and start with printer applications.
Hope this helps. I presume that this is a problem pretty much just for
Dell
computers since the FS people were not familiar with it. I also remember
an
email a while back from someone saying that a Dell was not working with
Jaws
and was going to be replaced. I suspect the keyboard thing may have been
the problem.
HTH
Sherrie
We figured out that it was necessary to go to the msconfig from the
run
command and unclick everything in the start list that was not absolutely
necessary. I think the main culprit turned out to be my Lexmark printer
applications.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Amaro" <[email protected]>
To: "Sherrie" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Del laptop question
What is the fix?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sherrie" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Del laptop question
I have a Del laptop and I have had to set it up twice since the hard drive
had to be replaced after a year. Both times I had a very weird problem
in
that the keyboard would not control the jaws functions properly. Like I
would press Alt F4 and it would say alt control f4 and would not do what
it
was supposed to. I called FS both times (since I forgot the original
fix)
and we figured out that it was necessary to go to the msconfig from the
run
command and unclick everything in the start list that was not absolutely
necessary. I think the main culprit turned out to be my Lexmark printer
applications.
So just in case you end up with this weird problem here is the fix.
Also, Dell has a weird connection to the wireless signals. I really
liked
just using the regular Microsoft "connect to" dialog. I finally had to
call
Dell to see how to connect and even now I am not quite sure how it works.
Those were the two main hurdles with a Dell that I think other laptops
don't
have. All in all I like my Dell and I especially like the switch that
allows me to "turn off" the wireless signal without having to go through
the
disconnect routine. I just flip the switch when I am not at the computer
and I feel a little bit safer from Internet intrusion .
Good luck with your new laptop.
Sherrie Gosling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Amaro" <[email protected]>
To: "jeremy" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Del laptop question
thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: "jeremy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Del laptop question
Well, as far as setting it up, all you will need to do is perhaps run
narrator and go throughout the setup of xp. You can do this by pressing
windows and the u key. It may not be needed but most of the time, that's
what you have to do.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Amaro" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:26 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Del laptop question
Hello listers
I went ahead and ordered my laptop from del. It is a Inspiron 1525,
Intel Pentium Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz, 800Mhz, 1M L2 Cache).
It
comes with windows XPPro. Can some one please give me some pointers on
setting it up? I mean as soon as I take it out turn it on then what?
Can some one please explain what the words mean after 1525? Thanks
Michael
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