I got it to work by using the F 8 key.
Thanks again.
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Barbara" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Major issue! Computer freeze.
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
> >>
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