[nfbcs] Word Freezing on Certain Files

[Joe Orozco]

Unfortunately JAWS freezes completely.  Bringing up the Task Manager is of
no use, because I don't get speech anywhere.  One common factor of the files
that freeze on me are files that are sent to me that have been written using
Open Office.  Even though the file extension is fine, I wonder if Open
Office inserts something that throws MS Word.  Who knows...

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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[mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of qubit
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:42 PM
To: NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Word Freezing on Certain Files

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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