[nfbcs] jAWS and Deep Freeze

Tue Dec 6 06:11:52 UTC 2011

Hi, just installed without any problems. If you need help let me know.
Its not hard just a few minor things that may save you some trouble.

On 12/5/11, Blake Hardin <blakehardin5487 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, I wonder why they say jaws and deep freze have problems? I have
> worked with both just fine with my own personal machines and the
> control pannle for setting it up is completely usable as well as
> installing the actual program that freezes the machine. Now, I have
> not tried it with later versions of jaws and I can in just a second
> and see what I get back. I was using windoweyes to install deepfreeze
> but I used jaws when it was installed just fine. I did have to use the
> curser somtimes though to click on stuff. Now, my jaws is not
> authorized using a network as the schools jaws may be so authorizing
> it by a network may be where the problem lies but I can't really see
> how this is going to be a problem. Maybe the people at the colage need
> to try it and let a blind student tell them whats going on if it is
> doing something it shouldn't be doing. Its probably somthing simple
> and these people probably know next to nothing about a screen reader
> so you may have to explain it to them if its anything like dealing
> with the collage I went to lol. Anyway let me know if you have anymore
> questions and I can try to help. Im about to try it with jaws 13 and
> see if anything weird happens. I believe they changed some of the
> aspects of the mirror driver in those versions.
>
> On 12/5/11, Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> hi,
>>
>> i went to http://www.faronics.com/enterprise/deep-freeze/
>> and it sounds like a good way to manage several systems.
>> do you know what the conflict is/does the program slow or lock jaws?
>>
>> Bryan Schulz
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Fred Wurtzel
>>   To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
>>   Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 9:12 PM
>>   Subject: Re: [nfbcs] jAWS and Deep Freeze
>>
>>
>>   Hi,
>>
>>   Sure, sorry Deep Freeze is a program that does not allow a computer to
>> be
>>   updated.  It is used on public computers to prevent users from changing
>> the
>>   configurations of those computers or to prevent viruses or malware
>> programs
>>   from infecting the computer by making changes.  When the computer is
>> logged
>>   off and then logged back onto it reverts to the standardized settings
>> and
>>   content.
>>
>>   I hope this helps.  I apologize for assuming that this is a common
>> program.
>>   Lansing Community College uses it on its public computers.  They claim
>> there
>>   is a conflict with JAWS so they only have 3 computers for blind
>> students
>> to
>>   use.  The limit is because the computers with JAWS don't have Deep
>> Freeze.
>>   This causes problems for equal access by blind students to the college
>>   computers for student use.  We are having a meeting, tomorrow and I
>> wondered
>>   if anyone had experience with this program.
>>
>>   Thanks for any help.
>>
>>   warm Regards,
>>
>>   Fred
>>
>>   -----Original Message-----
>>   From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>>   Of Bryan Schulz
>>   Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 10:03 PM
>>   To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>>   Subject: Re: [nfbcs] jAWS and Deep Freeze
>>
>>   it may help if you say what is this program and what is the purpose.
>>
>>   Bryan Schulz
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     From: Fred Wurtzel
>>     To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
>>     Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 8:20 PM
>>     Subject: [nfbcs] jAWS and Deep Freeze
>>
>>
>>     Hello,
>>
>>     I am working with lansing Community College.  There is an issue
>> regarding
>>     Deep Freeze.  is Deep Freeze compatible with JAWS?  This is an
>> important
>>     issue for access for blind students.
>>
>>     Thanks.
>>
>>     Warm Regards,
>>
>>     Fred
>>
>>
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