Hello David. Yes the Window-Eyes for office deal did have the certification fix. I think he is interested to see what Window-Eyes was like.
-----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David via Talk Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 3:33 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: David Subject: Re: Can’t Install Free Trial of Window Eyes Most definitely, it will be corrupted. The WinEyes distribution used to take up most of a CDROM. Even this yesterday, I was tiding up my computer, and came across the installation download for the screen reader. It is actually more like 600MB, or just over half a Gigabyte. What I do wonder, is if the 83 bytes you downloaded, might be just the link to some place on the net, holding an old demo version of the file. If you tried to rename the download of yours, to something ending in .txt, maybe you could open it and see if such is the case. My next guess, and probably the most believable, is that the servers now have been loaded with fake links. That is, they may have deleted the actual files from the servers, and replaced it with some short goble. Seen that happen before. True, GW Micro, the originator of the screen reader, used to offer a 30minute demo version. In its basics, it used to be a fully functioning version of the screen reader, which would have needed a purchased key to unlock the time limitation. You could run it completely as normal, just had to restart the computer every 30 minutes. As a matter of fact, that is how I got in touch with WinEyes bak in the days. Now, you say you got your download from the "place where they offered it". I just wonder if you then mean, from the original WinEyes homepage, or was it from the WinEyes For Office website. WinEyes for Office was a cooperation between GW Micro, and Microsoft - and has been discontinued for the last couple of years. Likely, if you try downloading that version, you will find little help. To what extend there will be any demo left on the original homepage of the screen reader, I am not aware. After all, why would they, since the screen reader was discontinued back in 2017. Of course, you might search the net for something like: Window-Eyes download Demo and see if someone would happen to have something lingering on their server. Or, maybe some listers will happen to have some demo hanging around. But due to the fact you are running Win10, it will have to be one of the latest version, otherwise it will not work. Besides, just prior to discontinuing the whole product, they released an update that took care of some certification issue with newer flavors of the Operativ System. So really not sure an old demo will even run on computers now aday. And I do not know if they ever released any demo with the new certificate, since the product practically already was out of business. Did the WinEyes for Office come with the new certificate? Question for those of you who ran that version. Sorry I could not help you, but at least that is something to chew on. Hope others might have something hanging around on their hard drive, that could give you a try-go with the screen reader. Do you mind me asking, why would you like to test the screen reader? Id there anything in particular you are looking for? David On 2/25/2020 12:01 AM, Armando Vias via Talk wrote: > I got it from the website. It was the website that you usually get the window > eyes software. I would like to try it out. > > — > Armando Vias > Owner of The Blind Advocate Network > Website: https://theblindadvocate.net > Phone: (404) 4803436 > Email: [email protected] > Like my page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblindadvocatenetwork > Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/theblndadvn > “Getting advocacy results for the blind.” > >> On Feb 24, 2020, at 5:59 PM, Pamela Dominguez via Talk >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Whatever it is, it must be corrupted, because it would have to be more than >> 83 bytes. Where did you get it from, now that there is no more window eyes? >> Pam. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Armando Vias via Talk >> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 5:19 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: Armando Vias >> Subject: Can’t Install Free Trial of Window Eyes >> >> Hey all. >> >> This is my first post. >> >> For some reason, I can’t install the Window Eyes Program. It says that it is >> 83 bytes. When I try to install it, my computer says that it is corrupted. I >> am using a 64-bit version of Windows 10. What should I do? >> >> Armando >> >> >> — >> Armando Vias >> Owner of The Blind Advocate Network >> Website: https://theblindadvocate.net >> Phone: (404) 4803436 >> Email: [email protected] >> Like my page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblindadvocatenetwork >> Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/theblndadvn >> “Getting advocacy results for the blind.” >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/pammygirl99%40gmail.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/avias%40theblindadvocate.net. >> 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/trailerdavid%40hotmail.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. 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