I wanted to also add a tip or two of usefulness here. The steps are correct for permanently applying changes acrossed all folders. I will say that I have not had an issue with personally navigating inside Windows Explorer. Just a minor note. While this is not screenreader specific, please make sure that you have applied all Windows Updates for both 32-bit and 64-bit virsions of Windows Seven. There was a security update released for all versions of Windows currently supported by Microsoft, that corrects a severe issue with how the shell parses files ending in the dot lnk extention. Make sure you have applied all current updates. I would also recommend that if Windows Seven is what you are moving to, you will not find icons like "Computer" and others on your desktop as you might have been used to seeing. To get that back, you have to do something to put them there..I forget what it is. Let me take a look. Okay, got it. Enter control pannel, and search for the personalization option. Then, look for "Change desktop icons." Enter on this. Then you'll find a check box that says, computer. You'll find similar ones if you arrow down for network, Recycle bin, and others. This is one way to make your desktop look like the clasic desktop in XP. Another thing to do to also restore the clasic look and feel to Windows Seven is to enable the clasic theme under Personalization. After doing this, the desktop will not appear in the alt-tab order and get in the way. Then, the last thing to do is to obtain a program called clasic shell. I have a copy of an old RC release that works well with Window-Eyes. Aaron Smith has tested the latest most updated version and it currently does not work as far as the publically available 7.2 release of Window-Eyes, but I am hoping that this has been fixed. If you would like a download link to clasic shell, you may get it from my Dropbox account. This is a rar file, so you will need WinRar installed to extract the setup program and run it. After you have obtained WinRar, click on the below link. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2433426/ClassicShellSetup.rar If you have any questions about the instructions I have provided, please feel free to add me to Skype, if you wish. I use this program an awful lot, and can easily assist Window-Eyes users with one-on-one support over SKype with voice conversations. You just need a microphone and speakers to use this program. Add skypedude1234 to your Skype list. That is one of the easiest ways to reach me when I am not checking email. Email works too, but is not always the fastest. Thought I'd pass this tip out there for all. If you folks would like anymore assistance in configuring Windows Seven with Window-Eyes or any questions on the use of the clasic Shell program, let me know. A modified ini file that controls some extra functions of the clasic shell program will make it behave much more like the menus did from prior versions of Windows. I have the ini file avaialble as well. I'd right click this file though, and choose save target, as clicking it may cause it to open in Notepad. Take this file and paste it to the folder where Clasic Shell is installed. If you need assistance with this task for any new computer users just getting started with Window-Eyes, I am offering my support in this through Skype voice chats and such. The best part of this is that all support is free! The only time I would actually consider charging anyone is if the problem required more of my time to remote in and fix issues that way. :) But that type of support is available as well should you need anymore techincal assistance. If you would just rather that I remote in and assist you with a task, then let me know, and we can discuss it off-list.\ The link for the ini file is: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2433426/StartMenu.ini Thanks folks! Have a great rest of the evening, afternoon, or morning!
On 8/25/10, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > To make it permanent for all folders, do as follows > > Go to Tools menu, by Alt-T. > Then do one UP-arrow, I do believe it says something like Folder > Alternatives. > Press Enter. > Press Ctrl-Tab, and choose Apply To All Folders. Then press Yes. > Press Alt-F4, to quit. > > Your folders, will now look exactly the same, cross the board. Only thing, > please do make sure, you have your folder view set as you want all folders > to look like, before doing the above steps. If you ever change your mind, > and want another layout for all your folders, do your adjustments in the > current folder, then repeat above steps. > > Hope you will find this helpful. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol and Roger" <[email protected]> > To: "Paul Franklin" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 1:14 AM > Subject: Re: Problem accessing Windows Explorer > > >> You can get the files to show up in a list by selecting view and pressing >> enter on either list or details. >> >> Unfortunately, I have not been able to make this work across the board. I >> >> have to check it on occasion, for other folders. >> >> >> On 8/25/2010 5:14 PM, Paul Franklin wrote: >>> I recently installed Windows 7 professional addition and Window-Eyes 7.2 >>> on a new H P 64 bit laptop. I am in the process of learning W7 and >>> getting use to W-E 7.2. While using Windows XP I got in the habit of >>> using (My Computer) for file management rather than Windows Explorer. At >>> this point I'm finding using explorer to be the most challenging part of >>> Windows 7. I understand how to use the tree view and the list view and I >>> >>> think that I have configured the file and folder view and options in >>> Explorer correctly. I copied a couple of large folders, each containing >>> about 100 Word and Excel files, into (My Documents) so that I could >>> practice launching, loading, moving and deleting files. When I get >>> either of the folders open in the list view of Explorer, I can only arrow >>> >>> down through 4 or 5 of the files before the down-arrow key stops moving >>> down or up, Windows dings, and I can't move down any further to access >>> the rest of the files in the list. I tried moving down using the >>> page-down key and the end key but nothing happens. When I read the active >>> >>> window on the screen with shift-ctrl-w I can hear 30 or 40 files being >>> read in the list, but I can only arrow through 4 or 5 of the items on the >>> >>> list. The down arrow stops moving, Windows dings and I can't access any >>> more files. , I don't know if this is a scrolling issue or if I'm >>> running into a screen window boundary. I've looked through the control >>> panel in W7 and the W-E Manual and can't find anything that might cause >>> this problem. I'm sure that there is a simple and obvious answer to this >>> >>> problem but so far I haven't been able to figure it out. I would >>> appreciate hearing any thoughts that anyone might have on resolving this >>> issue. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks for any help that you can provide >>> >>> >>> >>> Paul Franklin >>> >>> >>> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender >>> only. 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