Hi,
In the start menu tab, the radio button for classic was already checked.
When I hit enter on the customize button,
Expand My Documents-OFF
Expand My Pictures-OFF
Expand Network Connections-OFF
Expand Printers-OFF
Scroll Programs-OFF
Show Small Icons in Start menu-OFF
Use Personalized Menus-ON
In the task bar tab
Lock the taskbar is checked
Auto-hide the taskbar is not checked
Keep the taskbar on top of other windows is checked
Group similar taskbar buttons is not checked
Show Quick Launch is checked
Show the clock is checked
hide inactive icons is not checked
I don't know if it has anything to do with the current problem, but the
only way I've found of getting to the control panel is via settings in the
start menu. I could swear control panel was listed along with drive a,
local disk (C drive) on the desktop when I hit enter on My Computer, but
there's no item for it with the new hard drive and I'd like to get it back
since that's where I'm used to finding it when I go to add/remove programs.
Thanks,
Margaret
----- Original Message -----
From: "rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Programs sub-Menu Inconsistent Re:
ItemsDisappearedfrom Desktop
Hi Margaret,
It sounds like you are useing the XP start menu.
You can change this by going to the control panel, and selecting task bar
and start menu.
When this opens, choose the start menu tab, and make your changes there.
HTH,
----- Original Message -----
From: Margaret Thomas
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 5:19 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Programs sub-Menu Inconsistent Re: Items
Disappearedfrom Desktop
Hi All,
I'm still trying to configure things on the new XP hard drive to my
liking and to set them up the way they acted on the old hard drive. One
item is giving me fits and I hope someone can tell me which item in the
instructions for configuring XP Home with SP 2 to work best with JAWS
needs
to be changed or can help me understand what my tech did.
One problem is that when I want to go to items in the Programs
sub-menu,
JAWS announces Accessories unavailable submenu at least half the time and
first letter navigation in programs is iffy. If For example, a few
minutes
ago, pressing J only announced JFW 7.1 and 8.0 even though other versions
of
JAWS are on the machine.
The following items are in the start menu when I hit the Windows key:
Microsoft Update
New Office Document
Open Office Document
Set Program Access and Defaults
Windows Catalog
Windows Update
Programs
Documents
Settings
Search
Help and Support
Run...
Log Off MARGARET...
When I get the accessories unavailablee sub-menu and arrow down I get
Inachis
JAWS 7.10
JAWS 8.0
Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal
Outlook Express
Windows Media Player ----- Original Message -----
If I up arrow , I get Windows Movie Maker and if I down arrow 1 time, I
get
the accessories submenu spoken correctly with
Accessibility
Communications
Entertainment
System Tools
Address Book
Calculator
Command Prompt
Notepad
Paint
Program Compatibility Wizard
Remote Desktop Connection
Scanner and Camera Wizard
Synchronize
Tour Windows XP
Windows Explorer
listed in it
Right arrowing to open it doesn't always work.
I finally had a sighted person here this morning to see if she could
tell what was going on, but something if messed up with my setup and the
monitor only worked with the 98 machine and nothing showed on the monitor
with the XP running.
IE 7 is on the XP.
Any help in getting this straightened out would be greatly
appreciated.
Margaret
From: "Margaret Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "jaws-users" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Items Disappeared from Desktop
Sarah,
That did the trick. I noticed that a bunch of items in "All Users"
had
also disappeared and started your instructions at "C" to do the whole hard
drive.
Do you know if the radio button for Open each folder in the same
window
or Open each folder in its own window should be checked? The original
instructions I had to configure XP to use with JAWS didn't mention it and
I
think it's partly where I ran amuck. Open each folder in the same window
is
checked at the moment.
Thanks again,
Margaret
"Sarah" wrote:
Hello. You need to show hidden files and folders to see all of the folders
and files in the username folder. You need to go to
tools/folder options and go to the next tab over and shift tab to the tree
and hit s for show hidden files and folders and hit
space to turn that on.
SA&G
: Hi Joseph,
:
: I got the files for the scrip in the right place using your
: instructions. I haven't tried the application yet to see if they
: "took"
: since I should be fresh to tackle it.
:
: As far as your instructions for JAWS and XP, WMP 11 is the only
: player
: installed on the machine. I'm not sure I'm finding the option to
: change
: file types and what to do with if I'm in the right place. I did find
: something about file types under the tools and options. The only
: thing I've
: done with WMP 11 is to burn a couple of CD's and that was before the
: new
: hard drive was installed and it might need to be configured to work
: best
: with JAWS. I did find an item in the menus for classic menus and
: things are
: now slightly more familiar, but I really have no idea what I'm doing
: in the
: program and things are messed up enough now, so any detailed
: instructions
: would really be appreciated to avoid fouling things up even more.
:
: Thanks,
:
: Margaret
:
:
: "Joseph Lee" wrote:
:
:
: Hi Margaret,
: 1. Script installation:
: a. Find the script files (everything) then copy it to clipboard
: (CTRL plus c).
: b. Go to Start Menu/Programs/JAWS 7.1/Explore/Explore My
: Settings. You should land at the location where JAWS has script
: files.
: c. Press CTRL plus v to paste the script files.
: You should restart JAWS before the scripts can take effect.
: 2. XP Home and JAWS: the information presented here is accurate.
: Follow it and you should use JAWS efficiently.
: 3. File association: this problem is caused by what's called
: "file association" issue i.e. to associate a file type with a
: program. Go to the program which the wave sound (wav) was
: registered as file type (possibly Winamp). Go to the location
: where you can see settings for that media player and you should
: see an option to change file types. Check to see if wav is
: checked. Or you might want to reinstall this media player and it
: should work from there.
: Cheers,
: Joseph
:
:> ----- Original Message -----
:>From: "Margaret Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
:>To: "jaws-users" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
:>Date sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:48:10 -0400
:>Subject: [JAWS-Users] Items Disappeared from Desktop
:
:>Hi All,
:> I went to install some JAWS scripts this afternoon and
: discovered that a
:>whole slew of items are missing from my XP Home with SP2 desktop.
:
:> The path should be
:
:>C:\Documents and Settings\Margaret\Application Data\Freedom
:>Scientific\JAWS\7.10\Settings\enu
:
:> All there is in Margaret is
:
:
:>Desktop
:>Favorites
:>My Documents
:>Start Menu
:
:>none of which belong there. Applicacation Data is not there and
: any number
:>of other items.
:
:> Yesterday, I was trying to configure XP for best use with
: JAWS since
:>some things were still not the way they were on my old hard drive
: before my
:>machine went to the shop and my tech installed a new hard drive
: and programs
:>were re-installed and configured. I was trying to follow the
: instructions
:>in an old post:
:>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
:>Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 5:12 PM
:>Subject: Re: jfw 5.1 xp settings
:
:>Here is the info. The link can be found on the jfw lite page
: under helpful
:>hints, I believe.
:>For your convenience though, here is the actual document from
: Freedom
:>Scientific's web site.
:>Windows XP and JAWS
:
:>This topic discusses settings changes we recommend you make when
: using JAWS
:>in Windows XP Home or Professional. You must be logged in with
:>administrative rights to make several of these changes.
:
:>Many of these settings are changed within Control Panel. To open
: Control
:>Panel, press the WINDOWS KEY to open the Start Menu, move to
: Control Panel,
:>and press ENTER. Depending on your system settings, Control
: Panel either
:>opens
:>in a separate window, or the Control Panel items open as a
: sub-menu.
:
:>We recommend making changes in the following areas:
:>.. Display Properties
:>.. Folder Options
:>.. Start Menu
:>.. Windows Explorer
:>.. System Performance
:
:>Display Properties
:
:>1. From the Control Panel, move to "Display" and press Enter.
:>2. From the themes combo box, select Windows XP.
:>3. In the List of backgrounds on the Desktop page, choose Bliss.
:>4. Set Position to "Stretch".
:>5. In the Screen Saver combo box on the Screen Saver page, press
: HOME to
:>select none.
:>6. On the Appearance page, set Windows and Buttons to Windows
: classic style.
:>7. Set Color Scheme to Windows Standard.
:>8. Set Font to normal.
:>9. Close the dialog.
:
:>Note: After making these changes, the Display page Themes combo
: box says
:>"Modified Theme".
:
:>Folder Options
:>1. From the Control Panel, press ALT+T to go to the Tools menu
:>2. Press O for Folder Options.
:>3. From the Tasks radio button group, select Use Windows Classic
: folders
:>4. (Optional):
:>A. On the View page, move to the Advanced Settings tree view.
:>B. Clear the Hide Extensions For Known File Types check box.
:>C. If you also use screen magnification software, clear the Show
: pop-up
:>description for folder and desktop items check box. Pop up
: descriptions
:>often hides
:>the menu item just below any given menu item, making it
: impossible to
:>visually see the next item in the menu list.
:>D. Move to the Apply to All Folders button and press SPACEBAR.
:>E. Answer Yes to the dialog that comes up to acknowledge this
: change.
:>5. Move to the OK button in the Folder Options dialog box and
: press SPACEBAR
:>to close this dialog box.
:
:>Start Menu
:>1. From Control Panel, Move to Taskbar and Start menu and press
: ENTER.
:>2. From the Taskbar page, press ALT+G to move to and uncheck
: Group Similar
:>Taskbar Buttons.
:>3. Press ALT+H to move to and uncheck the check box for Hide
: inactive icons.
:>4. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Start Menu page.
:>5. Select Classic start menu.
:>6. Press ENTER to close this dialog box.
:
:>Windows Explorer
:>1. Press WINDOWS KEY+E to open Windows Explorer.
:>2. Press ALT+V to open the View menu.
:>3. Select "Arrange Icons by" and press ENTER to open the
: submenu.
:>4. Move to the menu item "Name" to arrange by Name, and Press
: ENTER to
:>select this and close the menus.
:>5. Repeat steps 2 and 3, and move to the item "Show in Groups."
: If it is
:>checked, press ENTER to uncheck it and close the menus.
:>6. Press ALT+T to open the Tools menu.
:>7. Press O to open the Folder Options Dialog.
:>8. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the View page.
:>9. Press SPACEBAR to activate the "Apply to all folders" button,
: and press
:>SPACEBAR on the YES button to acknowledge this change.
:>10. Move to the OK button and press SPACEBAR to close this
: dialog box.
:
:>System Performance
:>1. From the Control Panel, move to System and press ENTER to
: open the System
:>Properties Dialog.
:>2. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Advanced page.
:>3. Press ALT+S to activate the Performance Settings button. The
: Performance
:>Options Dialog opens.
:>4. Clear the following check boxes:
:>.. Animate Windows when Minimizing and Maximizing.
:>.. Slide open Combo Boxes.
:>.. Smooth-scroll List Boxes.
:>.. Use Visual Styles on Windows and Buttons.
:>5. Press ENTER to close the Performance Options dialog and
: return to the
:>System Properties dialog box.
:>6. Press ENTER to activate the OK button and close the System
: Properties
:>dialog box.
:
:> Earlier today, I got another .wav file I download to play
: when Windows
:>starts instead of the one it had been starting up with.
:
:> Any suggestions on how to get my desktop back the way it was
: would be
:>greatly appreciated.
:
:> Thank you,
:
:>Margaret
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