I was making notes of things I wanted to get feedback on here last night. Is there a vmware or Virtual PC system that works OK with a screenreader in XP? I'm going to get a Mac because I know vmware fusion works great for what you're talking about here Andrew. I read in one fellas blog about him running Linux, XP, and Lepoard all in one session. I grabbed Microsoft Virtual PC 2007: May 4, 2007 from, http://www.blind-computing.com/windows/programs/setup.exe Coudl never get it to read with JAWS 8. I'm grabbing it again today to have a fiddle while off, I'm presuming this will read with ascreenreader because it's on this site? Last time I looked at it it appeared to have a blank screen when I launched the OS I'd installed from it's menus. Apologies if my posts are a big vaig and scattered today. I don't do sickness well. J. Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Hodgson To: Blind sysadmins list Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:12 PM Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Virtualisation - will it make our liveseasier/more difficult? Hi, I am just wondering what people think about virtualisation, specifically in an IT company using products like VmWare, Virtual PC, and presumably some of the technology coming up in 2008? I have had a couple of experiences: I have been using Linux virtualisation for ages, both running kernels inside a host operating system - the machine that runs this list is running in this way, and for a small length of time, using the Zen virtualisation system in RedHat for a test project I am working on at work. The Zen I have had more problems with, both on a technical level, and also the fact that it is harder to get at what is happening in the virtual system - if I don't have SSH access to the machine, I have to resort to a virtual serial connection. However, I have had less success with Microsoft Windows - using both VmWare and Virtual PC, I have had issues installing the Jaws intercept drivers, and when I am running in a Virtual PC session, it seems to somehow disrupt the Jaws session on the host OS, so that Jaws doesn't speak correctly until I reboot. I think this may be something to do with video drivers, or the way I am using the virtual system, as I go into full screen mode on occasions. I am hoping to try out ESX server this year, which is VmWare's flagship product, to see if it has any advantages over the others. Have any of you had any experiences, both good and bad using this technology? Thanks. Andrew. __________ NOD32 2900 (20080225) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins __________ NOD32 2900 (20080225) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com