Sadly. There isn't -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+skyt=shaw...@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Armando Vias via Talk Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 4:09 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: Armando Vias Subject: Re: Can’t Install Free Trial of Window Eyes
Is there a website that I can download a copy of the Window Eyes before it was discontinued? — Armando Vias Owner of The Blind Advocate Network Website: https://theblindadvocate.net Phone: (404) 4803436 Email: av...@theblindadvocate.net 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 6:57 PM, Sky Mundell via Talk > <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > > 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:talk-bounces+skyt=shaw...@lists.window-eyes.com] 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: av...@theblindadvocate.net >> 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 >>>> <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> 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: talk@lists.window-eyes.com >>> 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: av...@theblindadvocate.net >>> 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. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/skyt%40shaw.ca. > 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. 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