Hi, Chris Guess what. I just created a hotkey for jaws 5.0 so I was able to get right to it. thanks so much for your help. Rosemarie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 11:51 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] switching to jaws 5.0 > Hi Rosemarie > Ok, here's the really simple way of solving this vexing little > problem, I just joined the list today but I've been following this > thread in hopes that I could be of some help. This is very easy. > > 1. go to your desktop with windows key plus m, and then press the > letter j until you hear JAWS 4.51, that's the desktop shortcut which, > when you press enter on it will start JAWS 4.51. > 2. Now, if you're running JAWS 5 at the time that you do this, what > you'll need to do is shut down JAWS 5.0, restart 4.51 and make sure > that the automatically start JAWS check box is not checked. If you > uncheck the box and press the ok button you'll be asked to confirm > this, so press ok. Now, shut down version 4.51 and if you have a hot > key set up for vversion 5.0, restart that, and then make sure that > the automatically start check box *is* checked. basically we're > telling JAWS 4.51 not to run when windows starts, but we are telling > 5.0 to run at startup. Actually, if I remember correctly this should > happen automatically, but if you didn't install JAWS yourself, it's > entirely possible that the person who installed it turned off the > automatically start JAWS option. so turn that option off for 4.51 and > turn it on for version 5. I do hope that makes some kind of sense and > that I've been of some kind of help. > > > > > > > > > > At 12:33 AM 10/5/2007, you wrote: >>Hi, Jason. I tried the suggestion but jaws 4.51 still comes up. I >>remember >>doing the automatic install when I installed jaws 5.0. I'm the only one >>using this computer. Is there something else I can try? Thanks. >>Rosemarie >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 7:22 AM >>Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] switching to jaws 5.0 >> >> >> > Rosemarie, >> > If you did the automatic install, then your copy of jaws 5.0 should be >> > in >> > a folder called "jaws50" on your "c:\" drive. >> > Try typing the following in the "run..." box (without quotes): >> > >> > c:\jaws50\jfw.exe >> > >> > Once again, I did not write quotes intentionally; copy that string >> > (with >> > ctrl+c) and then paste it in to the "run..." box (with >> > ctrl+v). >> > Btw, if you're not the only person using this computer (i e, it is >> > shared), checking the "automatically start jaws" checkbox is >> > highly not recommended. >> > However, if you are the only one on this computer, then do not be >> > afraid >> > to check the above-mentioned box. >> > I'm also still using Jaws 5.0 and thoroughly happy and pleased with it, >> > like a kid in a candy store, lol! >> > >> > >> > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> > http://www.jaws-users.com >> > Address for the list archives: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> > To post to this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >> > subject >> > or body of a blank message to: >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php >> > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the >> > following address: >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>http://www.jaws-users.com >>Address for the list archives: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >>To post to this group, send email to >>[email protected] >>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >>subject or body of a blank message to: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php >>If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to >>the following address: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>__________ NOD32 2572 (20071004) Information __________ >> >>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>http://www.eset.com > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
