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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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remote desktop
by Dave 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

Hello, I've got a question and i'm hoping for a thinking out of the box type fix. Remote desktop and screen readers, i'm needing access. I've got xp remote workstations i need to get to from a centrally located workstation. Our copy of jfw9 does not have remote access key in it, and getting it isn't going to happen. I'd like to get remote desktop sessions working. Is there a jfw alternative that could be used to correct this situation, sa2go, or one of the free screen readers, or something else? Thanks. Dave.

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Citrix
by Bobo, Greg 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hello everyone, I have just begun to deal with a Citrix access portal. Jaws 9 seems to be a little flakey when dealing with the RDP or accessing a published file share. Anyone have any thoughts, tips, pointers? Thanks, Greg B. Greg L. Bobo Customer Service Matrix Systems, Inc. 7550 Paragon Rd. Dayton, OH 45459 937.438.9033 x2228 office 937.438.0900 fax www.matrixsys.com

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resize image via command line
by John G. Heim 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

I need to resize some jpeg images. I don't suppose there's a command line app for resizing images, is there? -- John G. Heim jheim(a)math.wisc.edu 2-4189 "War against string may be un-winnable warns cat general." -- The Onion

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remote desktop with NVDA
by Dave 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hello, Does anyone know if NVDA will work with remote desktop? Or, a mainstream alternative? I know this is a long shot question, but thought i'd ask.Thank s. Dave.

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