Hi Grant and Alex, In that case, I think I can spare the real estate to have it installed on the desktop. When I partitioned the HD in bootcamp, I thought I gave myself plenty of storage on the Win side, but it turned out to be much less. I'm constantly looking to see how to keep this side lean. Thanks for taking the time to post.
Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > The installer I downloaded the other day was around 17MB, compared to well > over 100MB for Jaws. I don't know how big it expands to be, but yes, it is a > very small size, all things considered. >> On Sep 2, 2014, at 7:28 PM, Grant Hardy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I don’t remember the exact size but it is extremely light and minimal. If >> you don’t ask it to run at the logon screen or after you log in, then I >> don’t think it installs anything other than a folder in the Program Files >> directory as well as a folder for user settings in each user account that >> runs NVDA. If you don’t run it, it shouldn’t take up any system resources >> other than a negligible amount of space. Now, this being said, even if you >> lose your JAWS activation, JAWS will run in 40-minute demo mode. Still, I >> agree with Alex that having multiple screen readers, for troubleshooting >> purposes, is best. >> >> Grant >> >>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 3:58 PM, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Thanks for the advise. Currently, I only have JAWS 15 installed. I was >>> trying to keep only the PC apps that were absolutely necessary to run my >>> business from home. Do you know how large the NVDA application is? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Eileen >>>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:24 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> All I'll say here is to keep NVDA installed, and make sure you can bring >>>> it up. It won't help you if you have to re-install Windows (and, as Grant >>>> said, there's no reason you would need to do that), but if Jaws gets fussy >>>> and quits on you, NVDA will at least be sure you aren't without speech >>>> until you can get things fixed. Anyone who uses one screen reader should >>>> really have a second installed and ready, just in case, especially when >>>> the primary one is something as finicky about system changes as Jaws can >>>> be. >>>>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 5:20 PM, Grant Hardy <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> In general when installing an upgrade to Os X, I would see no reason why >>>>> you should have to reinstall Windows as long as you aren’t using a >>>>> non-standard disk partition configuration on your Mac (e.g. you manually >>>>> modified the partition configuration after installing Windows via Boot >>>>> Camp). I don’t think updates to the Support Software are mandatory, >>>>> either, though sometimes they provide fixes to possible security issues. >>>>> In any case, I believe the Dongle Viewer is located in the JAWS window >>>>> under the Utilities menu. If your Dongle requires an update, you’ll have >>>>> to contact Freedom Scientific.. I wouldn’t worry too much if I were you >>>>> and things are currently working fine. I had to do some troubleshooting >>>>> and things didn’t go as expected, that’s all. It’s an irritant, >>>>> definitely, but it’s not as though you will permanently lose access to >>>>> JAWS. If you telephone Freedom Scientific when any issue comes up, I am >>>>> sure they will help you put it right. :) While it’s obviously important >>>>> to backup your data before installing any kind of upgrade, chances are >>>>> things should go just fine. Note: I have only installed a minor upgrade >>>>> to OS X as my computer came preinstalled with OS X Mavericks, but this >>>>> information is based on extensive reading on the Apple Support website. >>>>> I’m sure others will chime in if they have different experiences. >>>>> >>>>> Grant >>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> I decided to start a new thread, so I don't get OT with this. Here's my >>>>>> situation and my concerns that I may need to update the bootcamp drivers >>>>>> in the future. >>>>>> >>>>>> Although I have a 2013 MBA, I purchased it before Mavericks was >>>>>> released. Hence, My OS is ML. I did update and ran the current bootcamp >>>>>> drivers (confirmed by Apple support) when installing Win 8.0. Now, in a >>>>>> short few weeks, Yosemite will be launched. Will I need to update the >>>>>> bootcamp drivers at that point and will I need to reinstall Win 8.1 >>>>>> again? This was a very daunting task the first time around. >>>>>> >>>>>> The post now turns to JAWS. I am using the current build of JAWS 15. >>>>>> Where do I go to find the Dongle viewer tool in JAWS 15? I know that the >>>>>> Dongles that I have are for earlier versions, but I don't know how far >>>>>> back. Aren't the license for the Dongles the same as the license number >>>>>> for ones JAWS product? I know there are many who are using bootcamp on >>>>>> the list, and I just want to prepare myself for the next release of the >>>>>> OS and not be caught off guard after I do the update to Yosemite. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Eileen >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex Hall >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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