Michelle, A shortcut you can do when the Windows music sounds are heard, you can actually type your password and hit enter at this point. Personally I wait a second and then enter my password plus hit enter. This will remove your trying to figure what is focused on. Also, most of the time the password field is in focus so you could just type in the password when JAWS speaks. If you really want to read the current line, do the shift tab back to your computer name and then tab back to the password field. This may also give you comfort in believing you are really at the password field to type.
Regarding the User Account setting, I leave mine most secure (100 percent) and have had no issues with JAWS running. I looked under the User Accounts Help and copied the following: Note If you're using an accessibility device, such as a screen reader, we recommend that you choose either the Always notify or the Default - Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer UAC setting. Assistive technologies work best with these two settings. Vinny -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michelle McQuigge Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 1:20 PM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] Windows 7 login glitch Hi all, I've finally made the leap from Windows xp to Windows 7, and not a moment too soon. The transition has been fairly smooth apart from the whole virtual ribbon scene, but I have encountered one glitch I could use some guidance on. I have opted to have set a password for logging onto Windows. Jaws will announce itself ready for action after the windows music sounds, but won't always focus properly on the password field of the login screen. Sometimes it will simply say "logon dialog" without allowing me to type anything into it. Other times it will go straight there and all will work perfectly. What strikes me is odd is that Jaws will then announce itself as ready a second time once I have managed to log in successfully. Is there a setting I should know about to eliminate this issue? Also, just wanted to confirm my suspicion that jaws works infinitely better when the user account control is set to 0...is that right? Many thanks for your help, Michelle 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/
