Paul: I will try and answer your questions below, I am a retired programmer but that doesn't mean I have all the answers (not by a long shot). George R. Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Shallbetter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] [JFW] JAWS at startup
> > I am running a XP Pro machine with 1 GB RAM and JAWS 7. Hate to say > it, but increasing the memory from the original 512 MB didnhelped > JAWS run better...but not much. a: Upgrading to JAWS 9 would help some. > I might be wrong, but I've often wondered if the resource problem > doesn't come from Eloquence and that a separate soundcard or speech > synthesizer might solve a great part of the problem. A: Eloquence does use a lot of resources, but in my opinion it is one of the better synthesizers and I doubt using another synthesizer would gain that much. > > I've also wondered if different JAWS configurations are available, > i.e. a version for users who don't use the braille functionality, for > instance. Pardon my ignorance; I might be way out in left field on > both ideas a: That would require so many versions of JAWS that it would be impractable, yes chopping code out of the program might very well improve the performance, but at a high cost. > > Paul > > > At 09:40 AM 2/14/2008, you wrote: >>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. >> >> > 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] >> >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: >>2/14/2008 10:28 AM > > > 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]
