Thanks, Brian. I didn’t know they were still doing patches, but they once worked quite well back in the ‘90’s. I forget the error we all got when we tried to update via the JAWS menu, but I remember the time I tried it; it wasn’t a patch. The system tried unsuccessfully to download the entire thing.
Ted From: Adrian Spratt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 11:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: JAWS 16 question and comment Ted is referring to the problem many listers have reported over time that downloading upgrades via the update feature in the JAWS help menu has resulted in corrupted files, requiring either a repair or a new download directly from the FS website. It is widely understood here that you cannot download a full version via the update feature, and if one doesn’t already know, one quickly finds out when the attempt fails. From: Brian Vogel [mailto:[email protected]]<mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 11:26 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: JAWS 16 question and comment Ted and Anne, I think we may have a circumstance where we're "talking past each other" because the same term is being used for separate things. Before I start quoting I want to say that I will use the word update only to refer to patches that FS releases that get applied to JAWS within a single release number and upgrade only to refer to a move from one release of JAWS to another, e.g., JAWS 15 to JAWS 16 is an upgrade. Now, on to the quotes . . . Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) 1 minute ago Ted wrote: "Trouble is history has shown it doesn't work. Getting a fresh copy from FS works every time," in response to Anne's comment, "The easiest way to upgrade is to go to JAWS/help/check for updates. That way the software determines whether you have a 64-bit or 32-bit computer, and you don't have to." I believe that Anne was referring to an update rather than a full release upgrade, and if that's the case then she's completely correct. I have never seen JAWS be capable of a full release upgrade using any "within a prior release" tool or setting. One must always do either the usual install-over using the newest release's install file or a full uninstall-reinstall on those occasions when the usual install-over install hits some major snag, and I have had that happen. Updates can definitely be managed within JAWS itself but upgrades cannot. If anyone knows of a way to trigger a full upgrade from within an existing and running installation of JAWS I'd love to hear about it. Brian, hoping I'm bringing clarity here, as that's my intent
