Thanks Chris and to all those list members who replied. Overall, windows version 8.1 actually doesn't sound all that bad. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't getting myself into something filled with an inaccessible layout and a major lerning curb, as the way people spoke about it, they made 8.1 sound like another vista, which was a nightmare for both us and our fellow sighted counterparts.. Mike Rochester, NY. -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Hallsworth [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 2:20 AM To: Mike Bernard; [email protected] Subject: Re: windows 8.1 questions
Mike don't worry about Windows 8.1. It's just as accessible as Windows 7 despite what some of the blind community think. The start screen is different from Windows 7 but you can still type in there and it will perform a search just like it did in Windows 7 however you can narrow your search to just apps if you want. Windows 8.1 shouldn't have any problems installing Window-Eyes and yes you can just power it on and boot to the desktop right away, which haven't changed one bit in 8.1. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 07/08/2014 18:59, Mike Bernard wrote: > Hello fellow window-eyes users: > > I have a few questions regarding the use of window-eyes and windows > 8.1. Is the start screen anything like the start screen in windows 7? > In windows 7, you get an edit box, allowing you to type in something. > But, you also get the regular start menu options that we're all used > to such as turn off, log off ETC, to which you can easily access via the left and right arrow keys. > If the windows 8.1 start menu is anything like this, I think I'll be > able to adjust to it. Also, what does the desk top look like? does it > still look the same with all the icons for the different programs you > have installed? I'm used to starting up certain programs such as > Internet explorer, firefox among others via the icons on the desktop. > Overall, the main thing is accessibility. While things do look > somewhat different in windows 7, it still has the feel of xp to a > certain point. Things are just moved around a bit. But how does this > relate to windows 8.1? and when installing window-eyes, do you have to > do anything different with windows 8.1? I mean, does windows 8.1 have > any effect on the installation of window-eyes? Most likely, I'm not > likely to have my system setup where I'm asked to type in a username > and password prior to windows starting up. On my home computer, I > generally have that option turned off, being that I'm the primary user of the computer, with the exception of when friends and other family come over. > At school, you have to type in username and password to get the > computers to do anything, but at home, I'm used to simply pressing the > power button on the tower and letting windows startup by itself. Can > you do this with windows 8.1? Thanks. > > Mike > > Rochester, NY. > > > 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.
