Re: [JAWS-Users] Properly Uninstalling Jaws
Hi Kimsan, I posted what the help topics had, but you might want to actually look at them for yourself. HTH, Rick Justice Tomorrow's another day, another way! and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved! - Original Message - From: "Kimsan" To: Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 1:31 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Properly Uninstalling Jaws Does the help topic talk about how to uninstall jaws with an os that doesn't have an all programs option? I'm not trying to be difficult, just wondering... "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Rick Justice Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 7:29 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Properly Uninstalling Jaws Interesting what you can find when you look in the right places, this was taken directly from the help topics in Jaws 13. I couldn't find anything about uninstalling on the FS website, only found that the site is too verbose for my liking. Uninstalling JAWS To uninstall JAWS, do the following: 1.. Press WINDOWS Key to open the Start menu, and then choose All Programs. 2.. Choose the correct JAWS submenu version, and then choose Tools. 3.. Select Uninstall JAWS X, where X is the version number, and then press ENTER. 4.. If the User Access Control dialog box opens, select Continue or Yes to continue. 5.. Choose whether you want to uninstall JAWS only, or uninstall JAWS and all shared components. For more information, see Removing Shared Components. 6.. Choose the Next button and follow the instructions on your screen to uninstall JAWS. Setup provides you with speech during this process and, if you have a Focus or PAC Mate Braille display, allows you to read the screen using braille. Removing Shared Components When you uninstall JAWS, you can choose to remove shared components. This refers to DAISY training materials, video drivers, and other components that are shared between different versions of JAWS, as well as among several other Freedom Scientific products, such as MAGic. If you have another version of JAWS, or other Freedom Scientific products, installed on your computer, it is recommended that you choose not to remove shared components. If you remove them, your other Freedom Scientific products will no longer have all the necessary files. If you have no other Freedom Scientific products or versions of JAWS on your system, it is recommended that you choose to remove the shared components. User Settings When you uninstall JAWS, you are asked if you also want to delete your user settings files. These are configuration files, scripts, and other settings that you have customized or created. If you choose Yes, the files are deleted. If you choose No, the files are retained in one of the following locations: a.. C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\Version Number\Settings\ENU, for Windows Vista or later b.. C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\Version Number\Settings\ENU, for Windows XP Note: If you want to keep any customized or modified script files saved in your user settings folder, it is recommended that you copy those scripts to a folder outside of the JAWS installation folder before uninstalling the program. Note: Shared settings files are always removed. Personal Settings (.jsi) Files Any .jsi files that you created while making changes to certain settings within JAWS are not deleted when you uninstall the program. These .jsi files remain in the JAWS installation folder. Silent Uninstall If you are a network administrator and need to uninstall JAWS silently, do the following: 1.. Press WINDOWS Key+R. 2.. Choose the Browse button. 3.. Navigate to the folder C:\Program Files\Freedom Scientific Installation Information, and then select and open the appropriate GUID (Global Unique Identifier). For JAWS, the GUID begins with the digits 356. The digits at the end of the GUID identify the JAWS version number. 4.. Select the file UninstallJAWS.exe and press ENTER. 5.. Focus returns to the Run dialog box. If necessary, press TAB to make sure that focus is in the Open combo box. 6.. Press END and then press the SPACEBAR. 7.. Type one of the following: a.. /Type Silent - Uninstalls JAWS. b.. /Type SilentRemoveShared - Uninstalls JAWS and removes all shared components. 8.. Press ENTER. 9.. If the User Access Control dialog box opens, choose Continue or Yes to continue. 10.. Follow the remaining instructions that appear to uninstall JAWS. Back Next HTH, Rick Justice "Tomorrow's another day, another way! and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved!" For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently
Re: [JAWS-Users] Properly Uninstalling Jaws
Does the help topic talk about how to uninstall jaws with an os that doesn't have an all programs option? I'm not trying to be difficult, just wondering... "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence." Colin Powell -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Rick Justice Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 7:29 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Properly Uninstalling Jaws Interesting what you can find when you look in the right places, this was taken directly from the help topics in Jaws 13. I couldn't find anything about uninstalling on the FS website, only found that the site is too verbose for my liking. Uninstalling JAWS To uninstall JAWS, do the following: 1.. Press WINDOWS Key to open the Start menu, and then choose All Programs. 2.. Choose the correct JAWS submenu version, and then choose Tools. 3.. Select Uninstall JAWS X, where X is the version number, and then press ENTER. 4.. If the User Access Control dialog box opens, select Continue or Yes to continue. 5.. Choose whether you want to uninstall JAWS only, or uninstall JAWS and all shared components. For more information, see Removing Shared Components. 6.. Choose the Next button and follow the instructions on your screen to uninstall JAWS. Setup provides you with speech during this process and, if you have a Focus or PAC Mate Braille display, allows you to read the screen using braille. Removing Shared Components When you uninstall JAWS, you can choose to remove shared components. This refers to DAISY training materials, video drivers, and other components that are shared between different versions of JAWS, as well as among several other Freedom Scientific products, such as MAGic. If you have another version of JAWS, or other Freedom Scientific products, installed on your computer, it is recommended that you choose not to remove shared components. If you remove them, your other Freedom Scientific products will no longer have all the necessary files. If you have no other Freedom Scientific products or versions of JAWS on your system, it is recommended that you choose to remove the shared components. User Settings When you uninstall JAWS, you are asked if you also want to delete your user settings files. These are configuration files, scripts, and other settings that you have customized or created. If you choose Yes, the files are deleted. If you choose No, the files are retained in one of the following locations: a.. C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\Version Number\Settings\ENU, for Windows Vista or later b.. C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\Version Number\Settings\ENU, for Windows XP Note: If you want to keep any customized or modified script files saved in your user settings folder, it is recommended that you copy those scripts to a folder outside of the JAWS installation folder before uninstalling the program. Note: Shared settings files are always removed. Personal Settings (.jsi) Files Any .jsi files that you created while making changes to certain settings within JAWS are not deleted when you uninstall the program. These .jsi files remain in the JAWS installation folder. Silent Uninstall If you are a network administrator and need to uninstall JAWS silently, do the following: 1.. Press WINDOWS Key+R. 2.. Choose the Browse button. 3.. Navigate to the folder C:\Program Files\Freedom Scientific Installation Information, and then select and open the appropriate GUID (Global Unique Identifier). For JAWS, the GUID begins with the digits 356. The digits at the end of the GUID identify the JAWS version number. 4.. Select the file UninstallJAWS.exe and press ENTER. 5.. Focus returns to the Run dialog box. If necessary, press TAB to make sure that focus is in the Open combo box. 6.. Press END and then press the SPACEBAR. 7.. Type one of the following: a.. /Type Silent - Uninstalls JAWS. b.. /Type SilentRemoveShared - Uninstalls JAWS and removes all shared components. 8.. Press ENTER. 9.. If the User Access Control dialog box opens, choose Continue or Yes to continue. 10.. Follow the remaining instructions that appear to uninstall JAWS. Back Next HTH, Rick Justice "Tomorrow's another day, another way! and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved!" 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/
[JAWS-Users] Properly Uninstalling Jaws
Interesting what you can find when you look in the right places, this was taken directly from the help topics in Jaws 13. I couldn't find anything about uninstalling on the FS website, only found that the site is too verbose for my liking. Uninstalling JAWS To uninstall JAWS, do the following: 1.. Press WINDOWS Key to open the Start menu, and then choose All Programs. 2.. Choose the correct JAWS submenu version, and then choose Tools. 3.. Select Uninstall JAWS X, where X is the version number, and then press ENTER. 4.. If the User Access Control dialog box opens, select Continue or Yes to continue. 5.. Choose whether you want to uninstall JAWS only, or uninstall JAWS and all shared components. For more information, see Removing Shared Components. 6.. Choose the Next button and follow the instructions on your screen to uninstall JAWS. Setup provides you with speech during this process and, if you have a Focus or PAC Mate Braille display, allows you to read the screen using braille. Removing Shared Components When you uninstall JAWS, you can choose to remove shared components. This refers to DAISY training materials, video drivers, and other components that are shared between different versions of JAWS, as well as among several other Freedom Scientific products, such as MAGic. If you have another version of JAWS, or other Freedom Scientific products, installed on your computer, it is recommended that you choose not to remove shared components. If you remove them, your other Freedom Scientific products will no longer have all the necessary files. If you have no other Freedom Scientific products or versions of JAWS on your system, it is recommended that you choose to remove the shared components. User Settings When you uninstall JAWS, you are asked if you also want to delete your user settings files. These are configuration files, scripts, and other settings that you have customized or created. If you choose Yes, the files are deleted. If you choose No, the files are retained in one of the following locations: a.. C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\Version Number\Settings\ENU, for Windows Vista or later b.. C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\Version Number\Settings\ENU, for Windows XP Note: If you want to keep any customized or modified script files saved in your user settings folder, it is recommended that you copy those scripts to a folder outside of the JAWS installation folder before uninstalling the program. Note: Shared settings files are always removed. Personal Settings (.jsi) Files Any .jsi files that you created while making changes to certain settings within JAWS are not deleted when you uninstall the program. These .jsi files remain in the JAWS installation folder. Silent Uninstall If you are a network administrator and need to uninstall JAWS silently, do the following: 1.. Press WINDOWS Key+R. 2.. Choose the Browse button. 3.. Navigate to the folder C:\Program Files\Freedom Scientific Installation Information, and then select and open the appropriate GUID (Global Unique Identifier). For JAWS, the GUID begins with the digits 356. The digits at the end of the GUID identify the JAWS version number. 4.. Select the file UninstallJAWS.exe and press ENTER. 5.. Focus returns to the Run dialog box. If necessary, press TAB to make sure that focus is in the Open combo box. 6.. Press END and then press the SPACEBAR. 7.. Type one of the following: a.. /Type Silent - Uninstalls JAWS. b.. /Type SilentRemoveShared - Uninstalls JAWS and removes all shared components. 8.. Press ENTER. 9.. If the User Access Control dialog box opens, choose Continue or Yes to continue. 10.. Follow the remaining instructions that appear to uninstall JAWS. Back Next HTH, Rick Justice "Tomorrow's another day, another way! and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved!" For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/