Hi David and Mike, Thank you for the information, and getting back to me so quick.
Take care, Roger C Bachelder 3rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 9:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting windows XP to classic The short answer is yes it does. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Bachelder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting windows XP to classic > Hi mike, > > Does this article apply to a laptop too? > > Thank you, > > > Roger C Bachelder 3rd > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike & > Barbara > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 6:52 PM > To: Shannon; jaws-users-list > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] setting windows XP to classic > > Hi Shannon, > > Follow these steps from the jaws-users website. Good luck. > > Mike > > > > Windows XP and JAWS > > This topic discusses settings changes we recommend you make when using > JAWS > in Windows XP Home or Professional. You must be logged in with > administrative rights to make several of these changes. Many of these > settings are changed within Control Panel. To open Control Panel, press > the > WINDOWS KEY to open the Start Menu, move to Control Panel, and press > ENTER. > > Depending on your system settings, Control Panel either opens in a > separate > window, or the Control Panel items open as a sub-menu. We recommend making > changes in the following areas: > > List of 5 items > Display Properties > Folder Options > Start Menu > Windows Explorer System Performance > list end > > Display Properties > List of 9 items > 1. From the Control Panel, move to "Display" and press Enter. > 2. From the themes combo box, select Windows XP. > 3. In the List of backgrounds on the Desktop page, choose Bliss. > 4. Set Position to "Stretch." > 5. In the Screen Saver combo box on the Screen Saver page, press HOME to > select none. > 6. On the Appearance page, set Windows and Buttons to Windows classic > style. > 7. Set Color Scheme to Windows Standard. > 8. Set Font to normal. > 9. Close the dialog. > list end > Note: After making these changes, the Display page Themes combo box says > "Modified Theme." Folder Options > > List of 5 items > 1. From the Control Panel, press ALT+T to go to the Tools menu. > 2. Press O for Folder Options. > 3. From the Tasks radio button group, select Use Windows Classic folders. > 4. (Optional): > > List of 5 items > > nesting level 1 > A. On the View page, move to the Advanced Settings tree view. > B. Clear the Hide Extensions For Known File Types check box. > C. If you also use screen magnification software, clear the Show pop-up > description for folder and desktop items check box. Pop up descriptions > often hide the menu item just below any given menu item, making it > impossible to visually see the next item in the menu list. > D. Move to the Apply to All Folders button and press SPACEBAR. > E. Select Yes in the dialog that opens to acknowledge this change. > 5. Move to the OK button in the Folder Options dialog box and press > SPACEBAR > to close this dialog box. > > Start Menu > > List of 6 items > 1. From Control Panel, Move to Taskbar and Start menu and press ENTER. > 2. From the Taskbar page, press ALT+G to move to and uncheck Group Similar > Taskbar Buttons. > 3. Press ALT+H to move to and uncheck the check box for Hide inactive > icons. > 4. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Start Menu page. > 5. Select Classic start menu. > 6. Press ENTER to close this dialog box. > list end > > Windows Explorer > > List of 10 items > 1. Press WINDOWS KEY+E to open Windows Explorer. > 2. Press ALT+V to open the View menu. > 3. Select "Arrange Icons by" and press ENTER to open the submenu. > 4. Move to the menu item "Name" to arrange by Name, and Press ENTER to > select this and close the menus. > 5. Repeat steps 2 and 3, and move to the item "Show in Groups." If it is > checked, press ENTER to uncheck it and close the menus. > 6. Press ALT+T to open the Tools menu. > 7. Press O to open the Folder Options Dialog. > 8. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the View page. > 9. Press SPACEBAR to activate the "Apply to all folders" button, and press > SPACEBAR on the YES button to acknowledge this change. > 10. Move to the OK button and press SPACEBAR to close this dialog box. > list end > > System Performance > > List of 6 items (contains 1 nested list) > 1. From the Control Panel, move to System and press ENTER to open the > System > Properties Dialog. > 2. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Advanced page. > 3. Press ALT+S to activate the Performance Settings button. The > Performance > Options Dialog opens. > 4. Clear the following check boxes: > > List of 4 items nesting level 1 > Animate Windows when Minimizing and Maximizing. > Slide open Combo Boxes. > Smooth-scroll List Boxes. > Use Visual Styles on Windows and Buttons. > list end nesting level 1 > 5. Press ENTER to close the Performance Options dialog and return to the > System Properties dialog box. > > > > > 6. Press ENTER to activate the OK button and close the System Properties > dialog box. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:16 AM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] setting windows XP to classic > > > Hi, where do I find info on setting everything in windows to classic mode > to > work well with jaws 6.20 and Windows Xp home edition? > 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] > > 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]
