I noticed in a previous message that you have a new Dell laptop running Vista. I bought a Dell laptop several months ago running Vista Home Premium. After a few weeks, I started to have many keyboard problems and problems with JAWS reading the screen correctly. Vista would just randomly turn "Sticky" keys (where the modifier keys like the Shift, Alt or Control key would stay on) or "Repeat" keys (where Vista starts ignoring keys if used several times in a row). JAWS could not reliably read back numbers when arrowing through by character in Excel, Word or Notepad. It could not up and down arrow in these applications and the correct line either.
I don't know if you are starting to see these same problems. But if you see any of these issues, you might check to see if my solution might apply to your computer. Freedom Scientific instructed me to do the following to resolve a conflict with Media Direct software drivers that are provided by Dell. A Startup driver created by CyberLink messes with the Video Intercept used by JAWS. Hold down the Windows key and press R Type msconfig and press Enter Use Control Tab until you hear Startup Tab to the list box Arrow down the list and listen to a line for "PowerDVD" or "CyberLink" If you hear an entry for this startup process, press Space to uncheck this line. Tab to the OK button and press Space You will then be asked to restart the computer for the change to take affect. The process does not seem to be necessary. I can even play a DVD with Media Direct. It still screws up JAWS and the keyboard while playing, but returns to normal when the Media Direct window is closed. Don Marang ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Feist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:01 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Can't copy multiple files in Vista's Windows Explorer > Hi. Along the same lines of the shift key not working with my tab key on > Web pages, I wonder if that has a connection with another problem I'm > having. > > While in Vista's Windows Explorer, I tried to copy multiple files using > shift _ down arrow like I always have on older Microsoft XP computers. > But > in Vista when I copy and paste, it only moves the last file the cursor was > on. In other words, even though each time I arrow down while holding the > shift key, and it says file selected, it doesn't seem to be copying the > highlighted files when I do a Control C. Odd. > > Chris Feist - The one and only! > > > 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]
