When JAWS starts acting up. If you've been spared, be glad. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Clary Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 3:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] New JAWS repair method
why would we need to repair jaws? On 2/16/17, Adrian Spratt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. I'm writing to explain the new JAWS repair method I learned today > from VFO. Previously, I'd taken the file of the currently running JAWS > build, put it in the C drive, copied the exact wording into a Windows run > dialog, etc. > this procedure failed twice for me today. VFO seems to know about this > because when I called, they had me follow the procedure I'll detail > below, and it worked. I don't know why it is different, but somehow it > is. So, here goes. > > First, make sure you have the .exe file on your system for the JAWS > build you're running. You can download it from the FS/VFO website. > > Unlike before, it doesn't seem to matter where you keep it on your system. > > Close all running apps. > > Highlight the JAWS .exe file. > > Press shift-F10. > > Arrow up to "Copy as path." Press enter. > > Open the run dialog with Windows key-r. > > Press control-v, then spacebar, then / (the forward slash key), then > the word "type", spacebar, and then the word "repair." > > Let me try that command line a different way. After pressing control-v > followed by the spacebar, continue with /type repair > > Then press enter. > > The process went more smoothly than any JAWS repair I can remember, > and it went all the way to the end. > > I hope this is useful. > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
