Hi Steve, You're right! But, if his keyboard isn't working how is he going to press the F8 key? I ask this only because I don't know if the Function keys work if the main keyboard is not working. Take care. Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: Steve To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:31 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Major issue! Computer freeze. Um, you forgot, his keyboard doesn't work. He can't do anything from within Windows at this point. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Barbara" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 9:18 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Major issue! Computer freeze. > Hi Rich, > > Below is a note I saved. I haven't tried the instructions from the > following so, try at your own risk! > > From: 2.g.i > Hi every one > > Please read all of this before carrying out the steps. > > To save the guessing of when to hit f8 & so on to boot into safe > mode, you can do the following. > press windows r to open the run box > in the run box type, msconfig & press enter > the system configuration window will open > either shift tab once to get up into the tabs & use the right arrow, > or use control tab & find the boot tab > its called the Boot tab in windows 7, boot.ini tab in xp > once on the boot tab, start tabbing through the options & you will find > boot option Safe boot, you need to check this > then tab once more & you will find radio buttons > use the arrow keys to choose either minimal or network > again dont forget, if you choose network, while you are connected to > the internet you have no securety running. > now just tab to the ok button & hit the space bar. > on xp you will get a window saying need to restart, on windows 7 you > will not recieve this & need to restart the system yourself. > On xp when the system boots into safe mode you will here the windows > log on sound & then you will hear a ding sound, > the ding is a window stating you are in safe mode, just press enter to say > ok. > You will not get this ding sound in windows 7. > dont forget things in safe mode are a lot slower, so wait a while for > the desktop & so on to load before you try to start your screen reader. > In xp when you get your screen reader running you may find a system > configuration window saying, is in selective mode & so on, I normally > tab to never show this again & check it, then tab to ok > Once you are finished doing what you want to in safe mode, you need > to go back into msconfig into the boot tab & uncheck boot into safe mode. > If you dont do this, you will just keep starting up in safe mode. > > Hope this helps.... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rich Hamel > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:03 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Major issue! Computer freeze. > > > Okay, how does one go in to "safe mode"? > > Rich > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Flor Lynch" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 4:27 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Major issue! Computer freeze. > > > > With your wife's help, go into Safe Mode, and use system restore to > > restore your computer to a point in time when it was working correctly. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rich Hamel" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 9:09 PM > > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Major issue! Computer freeze. > > > > > >> Hi all and a big help request. > >> My main computer seems to have frozen. > >> When I physically turn it on, I hear the Microsoft tune. > >> JAWS never starts talking. > >> My sighted wife says the hour glass on the desk top is not full. > >> I've waited for over an hour. > >> I've restarted and rebooted a couple of time and nothing happens. > >> The keys and even the mouse do not work. > >> > >> I do have an up to date McAfee. > >> > >> Any thoughts on what it is and what to do? > >> > >> > >> Thanks so much. > >> > >> Rich > >> > >> 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/ > 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/
