Hi Jacob, If you get Jaws to run on Windows 8, don't expect a lot from it, it isn't designed for it. Already been there, done that. smile
Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows8 preview installation Ok, turns out that for whatever reason, windows8 and the built in sound of the laptop weren't cooperating - now plugged in my external USB sound card/adapter, and can now activate both narrator, and NVDA, although the jaws installation seems to not want to work right at the moment - might try reinstalling it, but, yes, NVDA works, and narrator seems way more informative as such already...<smile> Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows8 preview installation >I will/want to, but, thus far, can't get windows8 to do any more than, >apparently, display something like that settings wizard dialogue. > > As in, can't currently even get it to start narrator, initiate the run > dialogue, etc. etc...<smile> > > Stay well > > Jacob Kruger > Blind Biker > Skype: BlindZA > '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike B." <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 7:38 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows8 preview installation > > >> Hi Jacob, >> >> Have you tried installing NVDA? I hear it works quite well with >> Windows8. >> >> Take care. >> Mike >> This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Jacob Kruger >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 4:30 AM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Windows8 preview installation >> >> >> Ran through installation of windows8 preview yesterday on my one spare >> machine, installing it over an old installation of windows XP, but issue >> is >> now that while it seems to have pretty much completed installation, and >> is >> apparently now asking for things like settings, etc., I don't seem to be >> able to get it to make sounds, start narrator, invoke run dialogue box >> etc., >> so not sure if it's still busy with part of install process, whether >> there's >> something else wrong, like hardware incompatibility, since this is like a >> 4 >> year old acer laptop, etc., etc.? >> >> Thoughts on what to try to actually try messing around with the >> operating >> system for real..? >> >> Stay well >> >> Jacob Kruger >> Blind Biker >> Skype: BlindZA >> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >> 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/
