Thanks very much! Paul
At 10:45 AM 2/15/2008, you wrote: >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] > > > >-- >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]
