[nfbcs] Word Freezing on Certain Files

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I have had Word lock up on me many times. It has nothing to do with jaws. 
It happens to me most often when I am copying text off a web page to 
multiple word files.  The 2 files and word and a list of ~files (probably 
intermediate files for word) are frozen.
To fix this problem (without rebooting), I hit control+shift+escape to call 
up the task manager.  You many have to do this several times as there are 
very few free cycles.
Once in the task manager jaws will speak freely again as it is not trying to 
interact with Word.  Just go to the applications tab and you may see 
multiple copies of word running, both of which are frozen.  Select one and 
hit endTask.  Arrow also to the other one and do the same.  Note you will 
have to confirm that you really want to do that as you might lose data.
Then you wait.

Sorry, I never found a better way short of rebooting.
Good luck.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 7:32 PM
Subject: [nfbcs] Word Freezing on Certain Files


Dear all,

For some reason when I try to open certain Word files, JAWS freezes.  It
does not happen on all files, and I have no real way of knowing what inside
the file triggers this behavior.  The rest of the computer works well.  It
is only JAWS that refuses to talk until I've Alt tabbed around and hit Alt
F4 a few times until I get a message that Word is not responding.  So is it
Word or JAWS, and if anyone's ever seen this behavior, any tips?  I'm using
Office 2003 with JAWS 11.  Thanks.

Joe Orozco

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing


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