Hi, please note this will be quite long, so skip this if you're not interested. Firstly, here's how to reinstall JAWS after an uninstall. It talks about installing from fresh, but it's the same procedure really.
JAWS for Windows Setup The Setup Wizard will install JAWS on your computer. The Setup Wizard provides you with speech during installation and, if you have a Focus or PAC Mate Braille display, allows you to read the screen using braille. Note: You must be logged on to an account with administrator privileges to install JAWS. To install JAWS on your computer, do the following: Insert your JAWS program CD. When the JAWS Setup dialog box appears, choose JAWS Setup. - OR - If you downloaded JAWS from FreedomScientific.com, navigate to the folder where you saved the file, select it, and press ENTER. You will hear a series of clicks as the talking installer loads. This process takes several minutes, so please be patient. You are asked to choose between performing a typical or custom installation. Choose the custom installation only if you want to choose a different folder for the program, install remote access client support, or select additional speech synthesizers and braille displays. After you select an installation type, follow the instructions to complete the installation. When the installation is complete, you are asked if you want to install drivers for additional speech synthesizers and braille displays. If you choose Yes, follow the instructions provided by the Setup Wizard to select the devices you want to use. If you want to change your installation settings, see Maintenance Setup. If you want to select different synthesizers or braille displays, you can use the Synthesizer and Braille Manager. To run the Synthesizer and Braille Manager, open the Utilities menu and choose Synthesizer and Braille Manager. Installing the JAWS Training Materials The JAWS program CD includes Basic Training and other training materials in DAISY format. You can listen to and read the training modules by using the FSReader Demo DAISY reader included with JAWS. To install these training materials, do the following: Insert your JAWS program CD. When the JAWS Setup dialog box appears, choose the Training Materials button Select the check box next to each DAISY book that you want to install. Choose the Install button. To access the training materials, open the JAWS program group and choose FSReader Demo. Installing Additional Speech Synthesizers JAWS includes a CD containing a number of different speech synthesizers in a variety of languages. To install these voices, insert the CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. Then, follow the instructions to select which synthesizers you want to install, and complete the installation. Repairing JAWS If you experience problems running JAWS or if you cannot successfully check for or install updates, you can repair your installation of JAWS. Repairing JAWS can resolve a number of issues quickly. To repair your installation of JAWS, do the following: Download the latest version of JAWS from the Freedom Scientific Web site. Press WINDOWS Key+R. Choose the Browse button. Navigate to folder where the JAWS setup package is located. Select the setup package file and press ENTER. Press END and then press the SPACEBAR. Type /Type repair and press ENTER. Special Installation Commands There are a number of special installation commands that may be helpful to network administrators. To install JAWS using these options, do the following: Press WINDOWS Key+R. Choose the Browse button. Navigate to folder where the JAWS setup package is located. Select the setup package file and press ENTER. Press END and then press the SPACEBAR. Type one of the following: /ExtractSettings <Path-to-file> - Outputs the contents of Settings.ini to the output file specified. The installation process is not performed. If the output file already exists, it is overwritten. If there are spaces in the path to the file, the path must be enclosed in quotes (for example: C:\Package.exe /ExtractSettings "C:\FS setup\OldSettings.ini" ). /ReplaceSettings <Path-to-file> - Specifies an initialization file for the setup package engine to use instead of the Settings.ini file stored in the resources. This flag can be used if any of the contents in Settings.ini must be overridden. If there are spaces in the path to the file, the path must be enclosed in quotes (for example: C:\Package.exe /ReplaceSettings "C:\FS setup\NewSettings.ini" ). /Log - Outputs the setup package process to the log file FS_Setup_Package.txt. The log file is created in the same folder as the setup executable file. /Type Silent - Silently installs a typical installation of JAWS without displaying any installation dialog boxes or prompts. /Type Repair - Repairs a typical installation of JAWS. Once the repair begins, you will not be able to cancel the operation. During the repair, progress dialogs are displayed and a clicking tone is played. At the end, you will be prompted to restart your computer /Type Safe - JAWS is installed without making system changes. System changes include installing video hooks in Windows NT, 2000, and XP, and installing Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA). /Type SilentSafe - JAWS is installed silently and without making system changes. /Type Client - Installs only those components necessary to run JAWS from a local area network server. This setup type will not create a JAWS folder, but will install video hooks and MSAA as needed. /Type SilentClient - JAWS is silently installed as a Client setup. /Type Server - Server setup includes the same restrictions as Safe setup. In addition, it creates only selected icons in the Start menu and makes limited changes to the registry. Its intended use is for those who want to install JAWS on a server, but do not intend to actually run JAWS on the server. /Type SilentServer - Performs a silent Server installation. /Type ServerWithSpeech - ServerWithSpeech setup installs JAWS on a server. Speech and braille access is provided for local users on the server. /Type SilentServerWithSpeech - Performs a silent ServerWithSpeech installation. /Type Remote - Use this setup type when installing JAWS on a computer that will be accessed through a terminal session by JAWS users. Special video hooks for terminal services are installed and the virtual speech and braille drivers are set up. If you are running the installation from a remote location during a terminal session, this setup type is automatically detected. /Type SilentRemote - JAWS is silently installed as a Remote setup. /Type Roam - Allows you to use JAWS on a network with roaming profiles. No separate folders are created for user and shared settings. All settings are stored in the folder where you installed JAWS. /Type SilentRoam - Performs a silent Roam installation. Press ENTER. Back Next And now here's how to uninstall JAWS. Uninstalling JAWS To uninstall JAWS, do the following: Open the Start menu, and choose Control Panel. Use the arrow keys to select "Add or Remove Programs" and press ENTER. In the list of currently installed programs, use the arrow keys to select "Freedom Scientific JAWS 9.0." Press the TAB key until you move to the Remove button, and then press the SPACEBAR. Choose whether you want to uninstall JAWS only, or uninstall JAWS and all shared components. For more information, see Removing Shared Components. Choose the Next button and follow the instructions on your screen to uninstall JAWS. Setup provides you with speech during this process and, if you have a Focus or PAC Mate Braille display, allows you to read the screen using braille. Removing Shared Components When you uninstall JAWS, you can choose to remove shared components. This refers to DAISY training materials, video drivers, and other components that are shared between different versions of JAWS, as well as among several other Freedom Scientific products, such as MAGic. If you have another version of JAWS, or other Freedom Scientific products, installed on your computer, it is recommended that you choose not to remove shared components. If you remove them, your other Freedom Scientific products will no longer have all the necessary files. If you have no other Freedom Scientific products or versions of JAWS on your system, it is recommended that you choose to remove the shared components. User Settings When you uninstall JAWS, you are asked if you also want to delete your user settings files. These are configuration files, scripts, and other settings that you have customized or created. If you choose Yes, the files are deleted. If you choose No, the files are retained in C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\X (where X is the JAWS version number)\Settings\ENU. Shared settings files are always removed. Uninstalling Training Materials To uninstall the DAISY training materials, such as the JAWS Basic Training and What's New in JAWS, do the following: Open the Start menu, and choose Control Panel. Use the arrow keys to select "Add or Remove Programs" and press ENTER. In the list of currently installed programs, use the arrow keys to select the DAISY book you want to uninstall. Press the TAB key until you move to the Remove button, and then press the SPACEBAR. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have uninstalled all the DAISY books that you no longer want to keep on your computer. Script Files If you added any new scripts to the C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\X (where X is the JAWS version number)\Settings\ENU folder, those scripts are not deleted when you uninstall JAWS. JAWS only deletes files that it created during installation. The JAWS installation folder, and any folders that contain new scripts that were not installed with JAWS, also remain on your computer. JAWS does this so that you can retrieve any scripts you created or purchased separately and use them again. If you replaced or modified any original JAWS scripts, such as the scripts for Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, or Sound Forge, JAWS deletes those files during the uninstallation. If you want to save your modifications to the original JAWS scripts, it is recommended that you copy those scripts to a folder outside of the JAWS installation folder before uninstalling the program. Personal Settings (.jsi) Files Any .jsi files that you created while making changes to certain settings within JAWS are not deleted when you uninstall the program. These .jsi files remain in the JAWS installation folder. Silent Uninstallation If you are a network administrator and need to uninstall JAWS silently, do the following: Press WINDOWS Key+R. Choose the Browse button. Navigate to the folder C:\Program Files\Freedom Scientific Installation Information\356DE2A8-01EB-464e-9C33-0EEA3F923000-710. Select the file UnInstallJAWS.exe and press ENTER. Press END and then press the SPACEBAR. Type one of the following: /Type Silent - Uninstalls JAWS. /Type SilentRemoveShared - Uninstalls JAWS and removes all shared components. Press ENTER. Back Next Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Head" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jaws users list" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:51:06 +1000 Subject: [JAWS-Users] reinstalling jaws, and joining audio files > Hi all, > Firstly, I was wondering if someone could please give me step by step > instructions on how to uninstall and reinstall jaws? Can it be done even if > jaws is the only screen reader on the computer? > I have no problems with jaws at the moment, but the instructions may be > useful in the future. Or, another alternative, can someone direct me to a > website where I can get step by step instructions? I looked on the > freedomscientific website, but what I found wasn't too helpful. Can't > remember why though. > > Also, I have 2 audio files I recorded with my BrailleNote and copied to the > computer. They are in wav format at the moment, but I will convert them to > ogg using gold wave. I want to join the files together, so instead of having > 2 files I have one long file. Will gold wave do this? I am using gold wave > version 5.20.0.0, without jaws scripts. > If Gold wave won't join the files, can anyone recommend a program that > will? > > Thanks in advance, > from Andrew > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.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 Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.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]
