Linovo 420s WE 9.2 windows 10. WE had a strange effect and sound was usually there, but the video was not there while WE was running until I typed the password then everything came badck.
Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote: > What version of WE and what version of Windows? > > Chip > > > > > > Chip Orange > Florida Public Service Commission > Computer Systems Analyst > 850-413-6314 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of via Talk > Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 2:38 PM > To: Chip Orange; Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: Re: Sleep Mode Situation > > hmmm, I was working on a laptop for a friend, and going out of sleep > mode was a mess, the screen was black to the person and WE would usually > work, but you had to fool with it, maybe hit control and tab or shift > tab to get the cursor into the password field or sometimes you would > have to reboot. Without WE running, it worked all the time. The screen > came up to the person with eyeballs and they were able to type the > password. This was a Lenovo, and they have some strange drivers. > > Chip Orange via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Rick, > > > > Just FYI, I myself and many many others use sleep mode all the time in > > Windows 7 and 8, without any particular problems. > > > > If you are having problems when you do this, in my opinion it's very likely > > to be caused by a driver which doesn't support stopping and restarting its > > device properly (I once had such a driver with this problem; whenever I > > stopped the device with power saving options or with sleep, it never would > > restart). > > > > You can work around it by never going into sleep or hibernate modes, and > > turning off any power saving options, but I think you'd be better off trying > > to update all of your device drivers. This likely means going to each > > manufactuers site and doing some research. > > > > Or, if you spend a little money, I know there are programs you can purchase > > which tell you if any of your device drivers are out of date, and where to > > find the updated versions. > > > > As something of a middle ground, you could go into device manager and > > disable devices you are not using (a bluetooth card, a built-in video or > > sound card if you're using an external one, etc.). > > > > Since it's related to speech (I haven't seen all your emails on this > > subject, so bear with me), if your pc continues to function without speech, > > then I'd certainly look at the sound card and the video card as number one > > and two suspects. Especially if it recovers from sleep, and everything > > works except sound (and if a sighted person confirms the video is still > > displaying properly). > > > > If you are using an external synthesizer, sound card, or braille device, > > then perhaps it's a USB related driver. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Chip > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Rick Thomas via Talk > > Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 6:56 AM > > To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' > > Subject: Rod: Sleep Mode Situation > > > > Hi Rod: > > First I have to figure out what to turn off and how: > > here is the first article i read on the related subject: > > It was for Windows 7 but gives a good overview of 3 states that may need to > > be addressed I guess: > > I think, I run a Desktop machine, I may have to turn off Hybrid sleep from > > the below and I am running windows 8.1 so will do some more homework - more > > time spent trying to keep WindowEyes working properly, sigh and I don't even > > get a six pack. > > Which did you turn off on your machine and was it a desktop or laptop? > > BeginShortArticle: > > What's the difference between sleep, hibernate, and hybrid sleep? > > Sleep > > is a power-saving state that allows a computer to quickly resume full-power > > operation (typically within several seconds) when you want to start working > > again. Putting your computer into the sleep state is like pausing a DVD > > player-the computer immediately stops what it's doing and is ready to start > > again when you want to resume working. > > Hibernation > > is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops. While sleep puts > > your work and settings in memory and draws a small amount of power, > > hibernation puts your open documents and programs on your hard disk, and > > then turns off your computer. Of all the power-saving states in Windows, > > hibernation uses the least amount of power. On a laptop, use hibernation > > when you know that you won't use your laptop for an extended period and > > won't have an opportunity to charge the battery during that time. > > Hybrid sleep > > is designed primarily for desktop computers. Hybrid sleep is a combination > > of sleep and hibernate-it puts any open documents and programs in memory and > > on your hard disk, and then puts your computer into a low-power state so > > that you can quickly resume your work. That way, if a power failure occurs, > > Windows can restore your work from your hard disk. When hybrid sleep is > > turned on, putting your computer into sleep automatically puts your computer > > into hybrid sleep. > > EndShortArticle > > Rick USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > > > For membership options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/chip.orange%40 > > gmail.com. > > For subscription options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > List archives can be found at > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > > > For membership options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/covici%40ccs.covici.com. > > For subscription options, visit > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > List archives can be found at > > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > > -- > Your life is like a penny. 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