i don't know if this is the window eyes beta or not. but with my quad core i 5 with windows 8 and 8gb of memory it runs very sluggish. it does not so much with windows 7 on the same computer. when i open computer with windows e window eyes will not speak until i alt tab out and back into the list of drives. if there are ribbons they do not speak at all. i have to use the context menu to copy,cut and paste or delete files. i have tried alt ,alt f and control f to open them. but still nothing. it just says menu opened or closed. i don't have as many of these problems with windows 7 and window eyes 8 on the same computer. info please. thanks
-----Original Message----- From: Rick Harmon Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 10:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [blindwindows7] does 7 use more memory than 8 I don't know who's telling this person that 6 gigs of memory are required to run a screen reader with windows 7 as this is total nonsense! I run jaws, window eyes, system access and NVDA here with windows 7 on a 4 gig machine and know for a fact it runs decent on even a 2 gig machine. I'm running windows 8 here on same machine and it's actually less resource consuming and faster than windows 7 is and that's saying something considering that windows 7 runs very well on that machine. Don't be so worried about change. If Windows 7 makes you happy then by all means stick with it. Rick From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 12:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [blindwindows7] does 7 use more memory than 8 Let's just say Windows 7 and Windows 8 require the same amount of memory. Let's also say that PC manufacturers usually shelve previous operating systems shortly after the new one is released. This is how technology works I am afraid. Either deal with it or stick with what you have right now. Christopher Hallsworth On 04/11/2012 17:21, joanne wrote:
I am merely asking this for my daughter, as we can't seem to find new
computers with windows 7 on them. All she wants is a 7, which she is used to, but the Windows 8 models only have 4 gigs of memory. I know we have recommended for those with screenreaders that 6 gigs is good for our use of Windows 7. Wouldn't 8 be more of a memory hog? And while we're at it, to keep this on topic, I have just gotten used to 7 and am not joining the Windows 8 bandwagon, but it looks like those of us who use 7 will now have a harder time getting a new computer that is a 7. Do they and will they keep selling Windows 7 computers, and where are they most likely found? 7 is good for 7 more years and already it's obsolete as far as getting a computer, and quite frankly I am just now working out the kinks and actually liking this o.s.
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