Hi, whatever! My laptop came with 2 GB of RAM, and JAWS is working fine here! Same is true for an XP laptop that had 256 MB originally, upgraded to 512 MB, both cases JAWS worked perfectly fine. I think you'll find that it's because later versions of Windows has improved memory handling and stuff. Just my two pence worth.
Russell J. Thomas, Jr wrote: > My techie friends tell me that JAWS is a memory hog. Whenever you buy a new > computer, get twice the memory that is offered. If you have a computer, buy > more memory and install it. > > > Respectfully, > > > > Russell J. Thomas, Jr. > > THOMAS & ASSOCIATES > > Orange County Office > > 2172 Dupont Drive, Suite 203 > > Irvine, California 92612 > > T: (949) 752-0101 > > F: (949) 257-4756 > > M: (949) 466-7238 > > Beverly Hills Office > > 9107 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 450 > > Beverly Hills, California 90210 > > T: (310) 461-3561 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul > Shallbetter > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [JAWS-Users] [JFW] JAWS at startup > > Group, > > I too have had JAWS (7.0, Win XP Pro) belch and die during > startup. I noticed that Skype and JAWS both come up at about the same time. > > JAWS is a wonderful program, but IMHO is unfortunately a real > resource hog, particularly if one is using the Eloquence > synthesizer. My solution was to take Skype out of the startup > sequence, then start it manually afterward. Since doing that, JAWS > has had no problems loading/starting. Also, AVG and JAWS seem to > slug it out once in awhile, with JAWS usually ending up the loser. > > Am I wrong in describing JAWS as a "resource hog?" Does anyone have > actual stats on how much (i.e. what percent of) system resources JAWS > requires? Is there anything that can be done to tweak the memory > manager in Windows XP to accomodate JAWS requirements? > > Thanks. > > > 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] > 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]
