[Nfbc-info] WINDOWS 7

[Eileen Misrahi]

Hello,

I am using a Toshiba Netbook, with Windows 7 Starter. I have both
Window-Eyes 7.11 and JAWS 11 running with it. Both screen readers are doing
great with the new OS system. Make sure there is plenty of RAM. That is one
thing I do need to upgrade soon. My suggestion is to invest in Cathy Ann
Merther's tutorial in using Win7 with whichever screen reader you are
planning to settle on using. There is a learning curve and many new features
that are not in XP. However, if you have been using any of the Vista OS
systems, then there are many similarities. I jumped from XP to Win 7. Even
though you cannot set up the start menu in classic view, there is a method
to show the submenu items in a list view. That is in the start up
properties. Once you know the order on the task bar, there is a shortcut
keystroke to open a specific application. The instant search edit view is
great too. One mistake I made was to establish a standard user account with
a password. If I had to do all over again, I would just have an
administgrator account on the computer with its own password protection.
Once a standard user account is created, the administrator user account
becomes hidden, and it is extremely difficult to log on as the
administrator. The issue I am having is that Kurzweil 1000 V.12 will only
open when I run it as an administrator. So, until I learn how to access the
administrator user account, I will need to run it as the administrator. It's
just a little inconvenience. Also, I had difficulty finding the add/remove
option in the control panel. That has been renamed to "Program Features."
Once this option is clicked on, it is very easy to remove unwanted
pre-installed programs that are loaded on the computer when one first boots
it.

Sorry this is long, but I thought I would give you more details about Win 7
and what I have found with it so far. 

Eileen 

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Randy Cummings
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:58 PM
To: nfb
Subject: [Nfbc-info] WINDOWS 7

Has any fellow federationist who use JAWS for WINDOWS or WINDOWS EYES
upgraded to Windows 7 yet?

It is almost time to buy another computer for my home office and I am
thinking on getting Windows 7, but if the screen readers are not up to date
it might not work, what do you think?

 

R. L. CUMMINGS

REHABILITATION INSTRUCTOR

EL DORADO COUNTY

(530) 626-6715 (WORK) 

(530) 919-4456 (CELLULAR)

  

Randy Cummings
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