Friday, August 13, 2010

Gw Micro releases new window-eyes 7.2 refresh

Greetings!
Gw Micro
just released a patch to their popular screen reader,
Window-Eyes
They are not calling it something like window-eyes 7.2.1.
Instead, they are calling it window-eyes 7.2 refresh.
Ok, so why does a user need to instal this new
Window eyes
7.2 refresh patch?
Well, first, it includes a few bug fixes.
Let's talk about some of them.
1. Fixed a start up problem in vista and above operating systemss whare window-eyes would not start automatically, even when the correct options were enabled.
2. Fixed some genral issues.
As you can see, there aren't many fixes in the patch.
As a mattor of fact, a
Gw Micro
representative stated that there were not enough fixes to change version numbers.
Seccond, a user should install the patch because it is always a good idea to keep your screen reader up-to-date.
Now that we know what this patch does for window-eyes, let's talk about how to install the patch.
First, you will need to redownload your
Window-eyes
7.2 installation.
Note: It is not necessary to uninstall your current 7.2 installation before installing over it.
Also note that if you purchased a window-eyes 7.2 cd from
Gw Micro
when it was released on May 5th of this year, you will not need to use it for this operation.
To redownload the
Window-eyes
7.2 installation, follow the steps provided below.
1. Open the window-eyes control pannel by pressing control backslash.
2. Press ault h for help.
3. Press u for window-eyes update.
4. Window-eyes will then open the window-eyes upgrade page.
5. Once there, press h twice.
This will put you close to the information you need.
6. Press l until you hear download window-eyes 7.2 for windows 2000 xp 2003 vista and windows 7.
7. Press enter.
8. A dialog will appear asking if you would like to run or save this file.
9. Press ault r for run.
10. Follow the promps.
When finished, press tab on the restart now button and press enter.
Your system will then restart.
Once rebooted, your ready to go!
You will then have window-eyes 7.2 refresh installed on your system.
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