[gui-talk] How to set up a new laptop with Jaws?

Fri Nov 6 04:35:47 UTC 2009

If you've already put the authorization number into the activation
edit box at some point, then it should still appear when you go
through the activation process. If not, then you will be on the phone
wiht FS on Monday. The good news on that front is that they're pretty
good about giving the number again. I had to call when I was putting
JAWS on my netbook a couple of months ago and I was able to get the
authorization number from the toll free number I called in no time at
all, after I explained my situation.

Good luck,
Wayne

On 11/5/09, Joel Deutsch <jdeutsch at dslextreme.com> wrote:
> Wayne,
>
> well, I'm afraid I don't have an authorization number anywhere I can
> remember, unless I've kept it written down in some file I've forgotten
> about, years ago. I've never had to use it, or not for many versions. They
> just seem to recognize me and my Jaws authorization as they install, and
> never have I had to run in demo mode. And no, I haven't yet received the DVD
> of Jaws 11 anyway, and if I had it my sighted friend would have to input the
> number or tell it to me to type in, because I can't see the numbers nor read
> Braille.
>
> So you see, installing jaws 11 on the new machine will wind up being a
> problem until I call FS Monday, starting with the toll-free sales line to
> see if they'll help me first for free, phone wise, and get it going for
> real.I can't deal with running in demo mode. I just can't.
>
> Oh, boy. This isn't going to be that much fun, I'm afraid. Unless I can find
> that authorization code in a file somewhere...
> anywya,the DVED ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] How to set up a new laptop with Jaws?
>
>
> Joel: you won't have to worry about authorizing/licensing JAWS until
> after the installation process. After you restart the computer when
> it's finished installing, at some point a dialog will come up
> prompting you to activate the product. If you have a recent JAWS
> version with your authorization number coded on a CD, then you can use
> that. Or if you have the auth number written down you can do it that
> way as well. If you don't authorize it, then you'll be placed in the
> often dreaded 40 minute demo mode, and you'll continue to be there
> until you get the authorization number. Demo mode isn't bad though,
> since you get all the other fancy functionality with JAWS. The big
> downside is having to restart the computer every 35-40 minutes or so
> to keep JAWS running. And no, there's no points for walking off when
> you've got 10 minutes left, since it won't be talking when you come
> back later. I've already tried that one, grin.
>
> Good luck,
> Wayne
>
> On 11/5/09, Joel Deutsch <jdeutsch at dslextreme.com> wrote:
>> Wayne,
>>
>> Thanks. I'll keep this for reference, but if you don't mind, I hope I
>> won't
>> need to do any of this on my own. I've never used Narrator, I confess. And
>> at this point, due to illness, I don't have the energy to face more
>> learning
>> than I already am looking at with a new O.S., a new version of Jaws with
>> some of its new tricks and foibles, and probably a new version of Word and
>>
>> a
>> new email client, too. That's a lot for me. I'm not looking to get the NFB
>> self-sufficiency prize for learning how to use Narrator at the moment. No
>> offense intended.
>> lerathatan llo----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Wayne Merritt" <wcmerritt at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] How to set up a new laptop with Jaws?
>>
>>
>> One other thing I thought of: presuming you can activate the right
>> button, you can bring up the Ease of Access Center and tur Narrator
>> on. Though Narrator is still not a full fledged screen reader, it's
>> gotten better. The voice they had in Vista was easier to listen to,
>> rather than that drunk old man from XP Narrator. I believe that Alt U
>> brings up the Ease of Access Center, and then Alt N activates
>> Narrator. Or, you could just open the start menu and type narrator and
>> see if it shows up. You might need help initially starting it, but
>> should be good to go once it's started. When I was initially setting
>> up my new Windows Vista computer last year, I was able to bring
>> Narrator up in the setup process and use it through the whole series
>> of steps, at least until I got JAWS installed and running. This really
>> impressed me. There were no major hickups or problems, aside from
>> getting Narrator to not come up each time the UAC control appeared,
>> grin.
>>
>> Good luck,
>> Wayne
>>
>> On 11/5/09, Scott Spaulding <spaulding.scott at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'm using Windows 7. If you have some vision, then you can use the
>>> magnifier
>>> to get things going. It's the best I've ever seen in Windows. As for JFW,
>>> you may have problems getting it authorized. I've ran into multiple
>>> problems
>>> getting mine authorized on my Windows 7 computers.I've even had to have
>>> my
>>> authorizations reset a couple times & I'm s still not authorized
>>> correctly
>>> yet, but I just use it in 40 minute mode for now.
>>>
>>> Scott Spaulding
>>> Twitter ID: sws40203
>>> Independent Chocolatier #7409
>>> www.dove-chocolate-discoveries.com/scottspaulding
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:43 PM
>>> To: GUI-Talk
>>> Subject: [gui-talk] How to set up a new laptop with Jaws?
>>>
>>> I'm pretty sure I'll buy a laptop Saturday, and it'll probably run under
>>> Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit. So far, so good.
>>>
>>> I've got a sighted friend who's an I T professional taking me shopping
>>> and
>>> helping me find the right machine with the most agreeable keyboard.
>>>
>>> But I don't know what to do with it once I get it home. Now, I think my
>>> friend will set me up with a wireless network gizmo of some sort so that,
>>> within my apartment, I can use my same ISP for Web and email, as long as
>>> my
>>> desktop is turned on.
>>>
>>> and I'm sure he'll help me copy appropriate data files from my desktop to
>>> my
>>>
>>> laptop. I expect I should download my IE 8 (he'll copy my Favorites over,
>>> I'm sure) and an email client, and I'll probably bite the ribbon bullet
>>> and
>>> get word 2007 on the laptop and just teach myself how to use it. I
>>> understand it can be done. I'm still using Word 2000 on my old desktop,
>>> for
>>> eccentric reasons.
>>>
>>> Okay, so blah blah blah if that was tedious or confusing, sorry. But
>>> here's
>>> my question: Although my SMA is good for Jaws 11, I haven't downloaded
>>> and
>>> installed it yet, and am still using Jaws 10x. That itself is neither
>>> here
>>> nor there. But I'll definitely want to download and install Jaws 11 onto
>>> the
>>>
>>> new laptop, then probably onto the desktop as well, and then learn the
>>> new
>>> version as we all have to do.
>>>
>>> But how am I to do this? Without jaws on the laptop, it's useless to me.
>>> Must I ask my friend to go to FS/Jaws Central and download and install
>>> Jaws
>>> 11 latest update for me, so that I can begin to do anything at all on the
>>> new computer? And let's say we did that; well, assuming I have several
>>> ILM
>>> keys to start with, will FS prevent me from downloading and installing
>>> Jaws
>>> 11 on my desktop, as well?
>>>
>>> Thanks to anyone who's patient enough to read through this post carefully
>>> and respond helpfully. I'm all ears.
>>> Joel
>>>
>>>
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