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yet another vmware question
by John G. Heim 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

I have a Windows PC that I pretty much use only as a Windows terminal. I mean, I do web browsing, read email, and use ssh. But all my real work is done on a linux box. I was thinking of combining the 2 machines by installing vmware server and then running Windows as a virtual machine. I was thinking that then I'd ssh from the virtual machine to the real machine to do my work. Is the fre vmware product vmware server good enough? Do I need to pay for vmware workstation?

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disk manager accessibility
by Dave 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

Hello, Is anyone using server 2003 disk manager with speech? I'm wanting to manage disks if possible via that if possible, doing things with raid. The last time i looked at this about six months back it didn't work so well. I was wondering if this had changed? Thanks. Dave.

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Re: [Blind-sysadmins] accessible standalone computer imaging program?
by Angelo Sonnesso 20 Nov '08

20 Nov '08

Take a look at image for windows it comes with a dos companion program, and they both work well with speech. Angelo Sonnesso M.A. M.S. Social Worker for the Blind -----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 2:10 PM To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] accessible standalone computer imaging program? Hello, My recent experience with my laptop has shown that i am in need of an accessible flexible imaging solution. I tried ghost specifically 2007, but since they moved to a CD system as opposed to the old floppies which i could batch script that wasn't workable without sighted assistance. And when i got it ghost wouldn't see the USB external hard disk, i'm not sure but i think that reason was due to the fact that it was a 500 gb hd and formatted ntfs, i'd like for this to be doable. Thanks. Dave. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.8.6/1766 - Release Date: 11/4/2008 8:26 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.8.6/1766 - Release Date: 11/4/2008 8:26 AM

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accessible server based antivirus software
by Philip 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Has anyone found an accessible server based antivirus package? I tried avg internet security sbs edition as a demo. the admin console seems to be a nice package, but it crashes when attempting to access it with any version of jaws. it comes back with a really helpful message, "something really bad happened" contacting the vender just got me a form email saying they are working on the problem. I also tried windoweyes which doesn't have the crashing problem, but it would require scripts or set files to work properly which I am not qualified to develop. I am not impressed by symantec for a number of reasons. any other packages that I should look at? I want to be able to manage it from a server, pushing out virus deffinitions to clients, perform scans on clients from the server, and view the resulting reports. Thanks Phil

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JFW activation
by Andrew Hodgson 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Hi, Anyone else had issues getting activation resets from Freedom Scientific? I normally request a reset around twice per year, but this time I had an issue where I upgraded the RAM in my laptop, causing me to have to activate again, then this weekend I tried to install Vista, activated, and had a driver crash which meant reinstalling. I did get the activation count reset, but I got a message stating that they have noticed that I had to have the account reset a few times, and to contact support if this continued happening. I am frankly unhappy with the current activation process, and wonder if anyone has got FS to work round it in their situation? At work its even worse since due to the license type I was given I only have one activation, which means that if I need to reinstall I am going to have to reset it afterwards. Thanks. Andrew.

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WSUS 2.0
by Dave 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Hello, Is anyone running WSUS 2.0? I finally gave up on 3, accessibility wise it wasn't happening for me and no computers were working. Is anyone working with 2, if so can you write me? I'm trying to get computers to show up in the web interface. I've created a test group within the web interface and via a group policy set clientside targeting and assigned the machine i want to that group. I did a gpupdate /force and rebooted the client but it isn't showing up. Also, on the client when i go to start, windows update the Microsoft update page is displayed not mine, i've confirmed that firewall settings are not the cause of this. Should i also be going to http://servername/Selfupdate? Thanks. Dave.

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JFW activation
by Andrew Hodgson 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Hi, Anyone else had issues getting activation resets from Freedom Scientific? I normally request a reset around twice per year, but this time I had an issue where I upgraded the RAM in my laptop, causing me to have to activate again, then this weekend I tried to install Vista, activated, and had a driver crash which meant reinstalling. I did get the activation count reset, but I got a message stating that they have noticed that I had to have the account reset a few times, and to contact support if this continued happening. I am frankly unhappy with the current activation process, and wonder if anyone has got FS to work round it in their situation? At work its even worse since due to the license type I was given I only have one activation, which means that if I need to reinstall I am going to have to reset it afterwards. Thanks. Andrew.

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merging outlook .nk2 files
by Dave 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Hello, Has anyone merged outlook .nk2 files those are for the autocomplete list? What i was trying to do is join several machine's .nk2 files in to one, i exported them as .csv files via a program called nk2csv and now i'm trying to reintegrate. If anyone has this working i'd appreciate any information. Thanks. Dave.

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jfw and losing focus
by Dave 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Hello, I'm seeing this issue on more than one computer and video type which leads me to believe it's something with jaws. I've tried 9 and 10, and am getting quite frustrated. I don't have jfw set to run before startup on some machines as they are used by sighted individuals as well, login is done in the blind. Jfw is set to come up in the user's startup group. The problem is occationally and the reason escapes me jfw either loses focus or has an issue with the offscreen model not updating itself. It won't read a status bar, contents of dialog boxes, the system tray insert+f11, contents of edit fields etc. Whenever a current line is done i hear blank, screen review same thing, just all blank. I was wondering if anyone had seen this behavior? Thanks. Dave.

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jfw9, server 2003, and setting quotas
by Dave 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

Hello, Is anyone using jfw9 on a server 2003 system with quotas? If so, are you able to set quotas using the quota management button? Whenever i go to said button my windows close, the quota management window, drive properties, my computer window, all shut down. This happens repeatedly, and i can duplicate it on multiple machines. I'm suspecting a jfw video interaction of some sort, as this problem does not occur with narrator. Updating to jfw 10 is not an option in this setup, any advice appreciated. Thanks. Dave.

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