Well they wouldn't need to recommend just one brand. I would think try WE on different brands. Just a thought. Besides it would help when buying a new machine.
-----Original Message----- From: Stephen Clower [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:08 AM To: Sandra Fouts Cc: 'Chris Skarstad'; [email protected] Subject: Re: Window eyes is totally screwed up now Sandra, The problem with recommending one brand over another is that new computer models come out every few weeks. One make and model of a PC which might blow the competition away in terms of stability and feature set one day may only last for a few months. After that, the next iteration could be a complete disaster. I know I personally have switched computer brands depending on varying circumstances at the times I needed to replace a machine. One thing which helps the majority of the time is to re-image any OEM computer you purchase with a fresh, unmodified copy of Windows. The other participants in this thread have mentioned the pre-installed junk which comes with these machines. Not once have I ever seen any benefit from having this cruft around, and often times this third-party software will severely impact the machine's stability. Completely wiping the hard drive and starting from a fresh copy of Windows along with any required hardware drivers will drastically improve your overall PC experience. The brand and model of our workstations is therefore not relevant as they have all had the fresh Windows treatment and work very well for us. Just some food for thought. Steve On 12/14/2011 10:52 AM, Sandra Fouts wrote: > So chris, what Kind do you have. Maybe if GW doesn't wantto tell us > exactly what to buy, they could at least share with us the brands they use > that they don't have problems with. I know they use to work with Tisheba. I > thought about getting that one or a Lynovo. The last time I have a > gateway, was on Windows 98 here at work. Since the3n we have had dell here > and I have a dell at home. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Skarstad [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Window eyes is totally screwed up now > > Whenever possible i steer clear of HP and even dell computers. You guys > would not believe all the crap they put on these machines when you first buy > them! popup adds, free offers, 30 day trials of antivirus software that goes > so deep in the registry that most people can ever completely uninstall it, > it's a mess. My girlfriend got a netbook recently and it took me about 2 and > a half hours to get rid of all the free junk they put on it. So let's not > blame all the problems on window-eyes. My advice is to take a look at what > programs are running and if you notice that wineyes crashes when that program > runs, the best solution is to get rid of said program. There's no way on > earth i can tell you what it is, but yes, hp is the worst...I've also seen > the audio service shut down for no reason. it's nuts. > > > > > > On 12/14/2011 10:06 AM, Katherine Moss wrote: >> HP, yeah, tell me about it. I work with an HP server sometimes, and it has >> had it's share of problems including the audio service tanking for no reason >> whatsoever. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sandra Fouts [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:53 AM >> To: 'Bryan Peterson'; 'Loy'; GW-info >> Subject: RE: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >> >> I know that Johnye Pryor, who is on this list, was using an HP and she >> just went back to a Dell. We use to always have more problems with speech >> on HP computers here at work. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bryan Peterson [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:49 AM >> To: Sandra Fouts; 'Loy'; GW-info >> Subject: Re: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >> >> Well mine's a Toshiba and I only rarely have loss of speech problems. >> They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sandra Fouts"<[email protected]> >> To: "'Loy'"<[email protected]>; "GW-info"<[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:17 AM >> Subject: RE: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >> >> >> Hey maybe we should look at this from another angle. For those that are >> having the most problems what brand is the computer giving the most >> problems. For example, isit HP, Dell, or what? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Loy [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:22 PM >> To: GW-info >> Subject: Re: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >> >> I have to agree here,I am running WE 7.5.2 on three computers and are not >> having any of the problems. One is a Dell XP, one a Compaq XP and a Gateway >> laptop with Win 7. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "douglas rudolph"<[email protected]> >> To: "Chip Orange"<[email protected]> Cc:<[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 10:13 PM >> Subject: Re: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >> >> >> yes, i would agree, i think it has more to do witht he machine then with win >> eyes, i am running iwn eyes 7.0 on a dell xps xp desktop machine, no >> problem, and 7.5.1, and 7.5 on a toshiba techra laptop, and hp persario, and >> have absolutley no problems with the functionality of win eyes. i would lean >> toward a potential restore of your machines, or, maybe its got a hidden >> virus which i have had before. >> This email may contain personal identifyable information. Copy, relay, >> redistributions, and or reading of these emails is strictly prohibited, >> unless you are the intended recipiant of this email, and this intended >> recipiant only. If this is not the intended recipiant, then you are >> requested to delete this message immediately and notify sender. >> Douglas Rudolph >> Tel: 1306-565-2056 >> Cell: 1306-450-0153 >> Email: [email protected] >> direct to my cel: [email protected] >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Chip Orange"<[email protected]> >> To: "'Baracco, Andrew >> W'"<[email protected]>;<[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:14 PM >> Subject: RE: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >> >> >>> Andy, >>> >>> why do you think so few people seem to feel the way you do? Do you >>> think it possibly could be something on your pc? I'd say most of >>> the rest of us feel it's as stable as it ever was, and the benefits >>> of the scripting is just enormous. >>> >>> >>> Chip >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Baracco, Andrew W [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:42 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: RE: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >>>> >>>> WE has become so unstable on the two machines that I have access to >>>> that I have pretty much stopped using it. I just don't have the >>>> time to keep rebooting and to jump through all the hoops, etc. Two >>>> weeks ago I had an HD crash on this machine, and I haven't yet >>>> bothered to reinstall WE on it. Perhaps I'll revisit it when a >>>> major upgrade comes around. Personally, I think the problems began >>>> with WE version 7.0 and the scripting capability. What we gained >>>> from the scripts, or apps, as they're now called, we lost in >>>> stability. WE can no longer lay claim to being rock solid. >>>> Now, it's as flaky as a teen age girl. >>>> >>>> Andy >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Tony_C [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 10:23 AM >>>> To: Chris Skarstad; [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> I've already removed and reinstalled it two times. >>>> T >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Chris Skarstad >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:10 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Window eyes is totally screwed up now >>>> >>>> Hi. It sounds like an uninstall and a re-install might be in order >>>> for you. WE is a great screen-reader but trust me, it's a walk in >>>> the park compared to what I had to go through when I was using the >>>> others...especially jfw. don't even get me started LOL! either >>>> way, that's really my best suggestion. >>>> >>>> On 12/13/2011 9:35 AM, Tony_C wrote: >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> Well since the release of 7.5.2 things are worse than ever. >>>> I open an >>>>> email and W E just sits there and reads nothing. There is still a >>>>> problem with trying to edit a message that I'm composing in >>>> WLM. Also, >>>>> now if I'm on a webpage and hit enter on an email link when >>>> the blank >>>>> message comes up W E sees the To field as being empty.. >>>> However I did >>>>> verify through a sighted person that indeed the address was >>>> in the To >>>>> field just that W E wouldn't read it. Now there is still >>>> the problem >>>>> with spell check in word, which doesn't make sense because with >>>>> JFW and Nvda it works just fine. Why do we using W E have to do >>>> all these >>>>> key strokes to use spell check when it has always been as simple >>>>> as tabbing once to the list of suggestions and arrowing to the one >>>>> of your choice and hitting enter. It still works that way with >>>> the other two screen readers. >>>>> I've been a faitful W E user since 2003 and have recommended it to >>>>> many people. However now Im afraid that I can no longer do >>>> so because >>>>> of the frustration that it causes. Unless some real fixes >>>> take place >>>>> This will be the last version iof W E that I will be using. >>>> It may be >>>>> $300 cheaper that it's major competitor but lack of ability >>>> to use it >>>>> in an efficent manner out-weighs the cost. >>>>> Tony >>>>> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >>>>> sender only. 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