Hi Matthew,
I thought because this was the Installation Guide that this may have some pointers for you. I would try and install window Eyes first and if you have any issues then contact the list for more help. Thank you. Brendon Donohue. From: MJ Williams [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2014 11:27 PM To: gw Micro Product Discussion Listserv Subject: RE: Optimising Windows Seven for Window-Eyes hello, Thank you, but, forgive me, how does this relate to "Optimising Windows Seven for Window-eyes? Don't wish to seem ungrateful, I'm genuinely curious. Sincerely Matthew At 13:08 03/07/2014, you wrote: Hi matthew, This should help you out: Window-Eyes™ Installation Guide © 2013 GW Micro, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Introduction Welcome to the Window-Eyes Installation Guide. This guide will provide you with the necessary instructions for getting Window-Eyes installed and running. If you have any questions regarding the installation of Window-Eyes, please contact our technical support department at 260-489-3671, or via e-mail at [email protected]. Installing Window-Eyes can be a simple and pain-free process if you follow the instructions provided in this Installation Guide. On the Window-Eyes CD is an easy-to-use installation program that will walk you through the install process, step by step. If you have the Windows CD autorun feature enabled (which is normally enabled by default), the installation program will startup automatically when the Window-Eyes CD is inserted in your CD-ROM drive. For information on turning autorun on, please consult your Microsoft Windows manual. As an added bonus, if you have a compatible sound card installed, you have the option of choosing the "Run Install With Speech" option from the install dialog. This will cause the installation program to speak the install to you through a temporary copy of Window-Eyes. This allows the install to be used without sighted assistance. How does the installation program speak? Your Window-Eyes CD comes with a text-to-speech software synthesizer. When the "Run Install With Speech" starts, it launches a temporary copy of Window-Eyes from the CD, after which Window-Eyes will begin speaking the installation program using the synthesizer. The "Run Install With Speech" is also smart enough to detect if another copy of Window-Eyes is currently running. If this is the case, the temporary copy of Window-Eyes will not be launched. If you are using a screen reader other than Window-Eyes, the installation program will not detect this and still launch the temporary copy of Window-Eyes. Preparing to Install NOTE: Window-Eyes does not support, and cannot be installed under Windows 95, 98, Me, Windows NT, or 2000. Due to the differences between Windows operating systems, the installation of Window-Eyes under Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008/R2, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 is slightly different than the installation under Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Please be sure to follow the installation steps for your particular operating system to insure a smooth installation. Important Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008/R2 Installation Notes The installation of Window-Eyes under Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008/R2 assumes all the default security settings are enabled. If you have disabled the UAC (User Account Control), you will not be prompted by the UAC dialogs and can skip the steps relating to answering the UAC prompts. Place the Window-Eyes CD in your CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds the autoplay dialog will come up. Under Windows Vista and newer, CD-ROM setup programs are not run automatically. You are, however, presented with a dialog containing autorun options. The default choice is to run the setup.exe program. Simply press enter to launch the initial Window-Eyes Installation Welcome dialog. NOTE: If UAC is enabled, you will receive a confirmation dialog asking you if you wish to continue running this program. Simply press ALT-C if you are using Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, or Alt-Y if you are using Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to continue. If you have UAC disabled, you will not receive this confirmation request. Important Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 Installation Notes The installation of Window-Eyes under Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 assumes all the default security settings are enabled. If you have disabled the UAC (User Account Control), you will not be prompted by the UAC dialogs and can skip the steps relating to answering the UAC prompts. Place the Window-Eyes CD in your CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds you will hear the Windows chime indicating a toast notification has popped up on the screen. You have a limited amount of time to interact with this notification so it is important to press Windows-V to focus the toast notification quickly. Once the toast has focus you can press ENTER to display the options available to you. The default option is “Run Setup.exe.â€Â Press ENTER a second time to activate this option. NOTE: If UAC is enabled, you will hear another chime and receive a confirmation dialog asking you if you wish to continue running this program. Simply press Alt-Y to continue. If you have UAC disabled, you will not receive this confirmation request. Important Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Installation Notes Before installing Window-Eyes on a computer running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, please note the following items: · You will need to be logged in as administrator or as a user that has administrator privileges. · Run Install with Speech – If you choose to run the Window-Eyes installation with speech output, the install will prompt you to perform a reboot prior to installing. This is a normal process to ensure that the installation program will speak properly. Note that if you choose the option to run the install with speech, you will need to make sure that you log in as the same user each time you need to reboot. Beginning the Window-Eyes Installation Installation Options At this point in the installation, you are ready to input the CD into your CD-ROM drive. Open the CD-ROM door, and place the Window-Eyes CD, tactile side up, into the CD-ROM tray. Close your CD-ROM door, and wait for the install to begin. If you put the Window-Eyes installation CD in the drive and the installation program does not start after waiting one minute (which will be the case if the autorun feature is disabled) you will need to start the installation program manually by doing the following: 1. Press WINDOWS KEY-R 2. Type "D:\SETUP" and press ENTER. If D: is not your CD ROM drive letter, replace the "D" with your actual CD ROM drive letter. The Window-Eyes Installation Welcome dialog will open. If the welcome dialog does not open after placing the CD in your CD-ROM drive, or after starting the installation manually, then please contact our technical support department at 260-489-3671 for troubleshooting tips. When the installation program starts, you will hear a recorded voice informing you of the different installation options. They are as follows:       S = Run Install With Speech       W = Run Install Without Speech       T = Play Tutorial       R = Replay Welcome Message       X = Exit Let's take a look at what each of these options entails.       S = Run Install With Speech Selecting this option will launch a temporary copy of Window-Eyes which will use the text-to-speech synthesizer to speak the rest of the install program. Note that installing under Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, you will be prompted to reboot during the install for speech to continue.       W = Run Install Without Speech Selecting this option will cause the installation program to continue without running the temporary copy of Window-Eyes. Note that Window-Eyes will still be installed with speech output. This option simply causes the Window-Eyes installation to be silent.       T = Play Tutorial Selecting this option will cause the installation program to launch a playlist file containing MP3 sections of the reading of the Window-Eyes Tutorial. Note that the installation program itself will exit. When the tutorial is complete, you will need to re-run the Window-Eyes installation to install the product.       R = Replay Welcome Message Selecting this option will cause the initial recorded voice file to be replayed so that you can hear any information that you may have missed during the first playing.       X = Exit Selecting this option will exit the installation program. Installing Window-Eyes When you are ready to begin the installation of the Window-Eyes software, select either the "Run Install with Speech" option or the "Run Install without Speech" option. Both of these choices will work the same way, except that one will speak, and the other will not. When the second stage of the install begins, you will be prompted with a dialog asking you whether you want to use the Quick install or not. If you select yes, the install will be mostly automated. If you select no, you will be able to customize the installation process. If you select cancel, the install will exit. These options are discussed in detail below. Quick Install The Quick Install will prompt you for your name and company (if applicable). Once you have entered this information and selected the next button, you will be taken to the End User License Agreement (EULA). You can use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to select "I accept this license agreement," or "I do not accept this license agreement." If you select the latter, you will not be able to install Window-Eyes. Once you have accepted the EULA, press TAB until you get to the Next button, and press ENTER. Then, the install will automatically determine the location to install Window-Eyes (by default C:\Program Files\GW Micro\Window-Eyes), a synthesizer to speak with, a Braille display for Braille output (by default, none), a system shortcut hot key combination of CTRL-ALT-W to launch Window-Eyes manually, and the start up option (by default, Window-Eyes will launch automatically at the Windows desktop). Custom Install The custom install will prompt you for each installation option. They are as follows: User Information – Your name and company name (if applicable). End User License Agreement – Whether or not you choose to accept the legal terms of installing Window-Eyes. Destination Location – The directory where you want Window-Eyes installed. Synthesizer Selection – Here you can select from the supported synthesizers. You also have the option of selecting the properties of your synthesizer such as Port, Baud Rate, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Parity, Flow Control, Miscellaneous, Synthesizer Location, SAPI Engine, or Sound Card. Note only the options that the selected synthesizer supports will be available to change. Braille Display Installation – Here you can select from the supported Braille displays. You also have the option of selecting the port which your Braille display is attached to. Select none if you have no Braille display. Window-Eyes Shortcut - This dialog allows you to set the shortcut key used to launch Window-Eyes manually. Simply press the hot key combination you want to use for launching Window-Eyes manually. By default, the shortcut is CTRL-ALT-W. You can press the DEL key to disable the shortcut feature. Note that only operating system key strokes can be used with this hot key field. Window-Eyes Startup Options – This dialog presents you with two startup options for running (or not running) Window-Eyes when the computer starts. They are: · Run Window-Eyes at the Login Screen - Checking this option will cause Window-Eyes to load automatically at the Windows login screen. Unchecking this option will keep Window-Eyes from launching at the Windows login screen. · Run Window-Eyes after login for all users - Checking this option will cause Window-Eyes to load automatically at the Windows desktop. Unchecking this option will keep Window-Eyes from launching at the Windows desktop. Java Access Bridge – The final dialog presents you with an option to install the Oracle Java Access Bridge. This allows Window-Eyes to communicate with accessible Java applications. If you know you will be working with Java applications this should be installed. If you aren’t sure, it doesn’t hurt to install the Access Bridge so it may be better to just install it. Note whether you install it or not, you can always install it later or uninstall it later through the Window-Eyes Advanced options in the start menu. At this point in the installation process, whether you have chosen the quick install, or the custom install, files will be copied to your computer with respect to the options you have selected. When the files have been copied, you will be presented with a dialog stating that the installation has completed. If you have not been prompted to reboot during the install, you will then be given the option to restart the computer now, restart the computer later, or cancel the installation. It is recommended that you select the restart computer now option. Uninstalling Window-Eyes To remove your installation of Window-Eyes, do the following steps based on your operating system: Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 1.  Press CTRL-ESC or the Windows key to bring up the start menu 2.  Press "C" for Control Panel 3.  TAB to Add or Remove Programs, and press ENTER 4.  Arrow down until you find the Window-Eyes entry 5.  TAB to the Change/Remove button and press ENTER 6.  A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Simply press "Y" to confirm the removal 7.  At this point the removal process will begin. If not, follow any directions Windows gives you Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008/R2 1.  Press CTRL-ESC or the Windows key to bring up the start menu 2.  Press TAB, followed by "C" until you reach the Control Panel 3.  Press ENTER to open the Control Panel 4.  TAB to the "Uninstall a Program" link, and press ENTER 5.  Press W until you have selected Window-Eyes 6.  Press ENTER to begin the uninstall. Note, you may need to confirm a User Account Control dialog to begin the uninstall. 7.  A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Simply press "Y" to confirm the removal 8.  At this point the removal process will begin. If not, follow any directions Windows gives you Windows 8 1.  Press CTRL-ESC or the Windows key to bring up the start menu 2.  Type “Programs and features†3.  Press down arrow two times to get to the Settings search results and press ENTER 4.  Press ENTER a second time to launch the Programs and Features app 5. Press W until you have selected Window-Eyes 6.  Press ENTER to begin the uninstall. Note, you may need to confirm a User Account Control dialog to begin the uninstall. 7.  A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Simply press "Y" to confirm the removal 8.  At this point the removal process will begin. If not, follow any directions Windows gives you Troubleshooting the Window-Eyes Installation If you encounter any issues during the Window-Eyes installation, please contact our Technical Support Department at 260-489-3671, or via email at [email protected]. GW Micro, [email protected],725 Airpo GW Micro, [email protected],725 Airpo -----Original Message----- From: MJ Williams [ mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 1:40 AM To: GW Micro Product Discussion Listserv Subject: Optimising Windows Seven for Window-Eyes Dear all, Apologies if the subject has been discussed already. In short, how does one set up Windows Seven to run efficiently with Window-eyes? What settings does one change? What visual features can one turn off in order to make Windows 7 run that bit more smoothly? Sincerely Matthew If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
