[Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations

Thu May 1 01:42:14 UTC 2014

Wow, live reporting.  I'm on the phone right now with some stellar access 
help going on.
Hours:  Weekdays PST 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

Weekends they shut down at 3:00 PM PST.

Thanks to all of you who have brought this help line back to my attention. 
They are great.

Judy

-----Original Message----- 
From: Peter Donahue
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 6:50 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations

Good evening Mark and everyone,

    I second that. They helped me straighten out a few issues when Mary's
computer came back from the shop when it was reloaded to remove a nasty
virus.

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations

> Hi everyone.  I still use Windows 7, and I'm sure many of you must know 
> about this, but Microsoft has a support line for those of us who use 
> screen readers and other products which are meant for people such as us. 
> The number is 1-800-936-5900.  I have called them several times and have 
> found the support staff to be most helpful.  They are able to tandem with 
> your computer, which is a neat thing, and thus see what is going on with 
> it and work with you to fix some issues.  Hope this helps.
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Judy Jones
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:24 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations
>
> Hi, Ariel,
>
> I will try to write you off-list with the tweaks I used, but you might 
> want
> to go back to the place where you got your computer and see if they can 
> help
> you adjust your settings.
>
> Windows 8, in my opinion is an Apple Wanabee, and the way this version of
> Windows thinks we want to view things isn't necessarily user-friendly to 
> us.
> As Mike also said, Freedom Scientific Tech Support may be able to help you
> with a lot of adjustments, as what you are describing seems to be
> Jaws-related.
>
> Judy
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Arielle Silverman
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:01 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations
>
> Hi Judy,
> Thanks. Is there a concise way to explain how to tweak my tiles and
> start screen and get rid of toolbars? And how do I add things to my
> desktop?
>
> It seems like I have two versions of Internet Explorer. When I first
> clicked the "try Microsoft Office" tile, a browser window came up, and
> it was the old familiar well-behaved IE screen with the menus and
> keyboard shortcuts I love. But when I try to start IE from the start
> screen or through search, it's this weird app layout.
>
> Arielle
>
> On 4/29/14, Judy Jones <jtj1 at cableone.net> wrote:
>> Hello, Ariel.
>>
>> I totally feel your pain.  The first time I experienced Windows 8 was 
>> when
>> I got a laptop during Best Buy's Black Friday after Thanksgiving last 
>> year.
>>
>> My daughter and I thought we'd try to get laptops for $187, and we did, 
>> but
>>
>> both of us got so frustrated, we turned our laptops back in within a 
>> week.
>>
>> I eventually had to go to Windows 8, but tweaked it so I'm getting the 
>> least
>>
>> amount of interference, and it behaves more like Windows 7.  There are
>> things about it I don't like, but when you're forced to upgrade, you just
>> have to deal with it.
>>
>> I'm wondering if various toolbars are getting in the way, so make sure 
>> only
>>
>> the toolbars are checked that you want to have running for you.
>>
>> I also got rid of all the stuff on my start screen, except for what I 
>> wanted
>>
>> to sho, which are the weather and Skype.
>>
>> I did not want items on my taskbar so unpinned them.
>>
>> I turned off the tiles, one by one, I did not want those either.
>>
>> I put the control panel on my desktop.
>>
>> I know these fixes are not addressing directly your issues, but maybe
>> getting rid of some of the clutter may help.
>>
>> At first I had difficulty with Internet explorer as well, but anything 
>> that
>>
>> came up, I googled for an answer.
>>
>> You also might want to check your desktop background.  If it is too 
>> "busy"
>> Jaws may not read as accurately as it could.
>>
>> Also check with Freedom Scientific's tech support on help to tweak Jaws 
>> to
>> do a better job with your system.
>>
>> Hope this helps somewhat.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>>
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