Hi,

Yes, it is definitely worth using the disk clean-up tool to delete the old Windows version once you are sure you don’t want to go back to it even if it does not remove the Windows.old folder.

In my case the Windows.old folder was left behind, but it now only contains 464 Kilobytes of data or less than half a Megabyte. To compare to this, my active Windows folder contains around 20 Gigabytes, or somewhat more than 20,000 Megabytes.

Hi,

The Cynthia Says site is another exccellent resource for learning about accessibility and to test web pages against Section 508 and WCAG rules.

www.cynthiasays.com

Hi Gerry,

When I told Disc Cleanup to remove the previous Windows installation it also removed the Windows.old folder. Anyhow, even if it did leave that folder behind with a few items in it, it still frees up a lot of disc space. My previous Windows installation was listed at over 30 Gb. If you have a 120 Gb or even 240 Gb SSD in your laptop then that is quite a lot of space.

Regards,

Sieghard

Hi,

If you use the Windows Disk clean-up utility to remove your old version of Windows this leaves a Windows.old folder that has very little in it. You may as well leave it alone as it is very small and you have to go through difficult humps to remove it. Why bother?

Hi Aaron,

I don’t even think you can remove Windows.old this way, but as Joseph pointed out, it can easily be done with the Disc Cleanup utility where it would be listed under previous windows installations, another easy way to find it is to look for something that is probably 30 or more Gb in size.

Hi Marv,

You could try using a program like CCleaner, which can remove an old Windows installation. However, CCleaner will clear caches and other content so be careful with it.

Another option would be to remove windows.old from the command prompt using Administrator privilages:

1. Open the start menu and type “CMD” (without the quotes) in the search box
2. JAWS should announce “command prompt”, press the applications key or Shift+F10 to expand the context menu
3. Select “Run as Administrator”
4. Select Yes in the User Account Control box that appears

That should get you in the command prompt window. In case you aren’t familiar with good old DOS-style commands, here are the two you should need, just remove the quotes:

1. “CD\” – Will set you to the root of your primary disk. Usually C:\
2. “rd windows.old /s /q” – RD is the remove directory command, the /s switch removes all files and subfolders, and the /q stops it from nagging you each time it deletes a folder.

I don’t think Windows 10 will let  you copy/paste the commands from this message into the command prompt window, you will need to type them in manually.

Be careful – if you don’t type the “.old” when using the RD command very bad things could happen.  

Good luck!

Aaron M. Page

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Hi Drew,

Here are some of the links I use in my class:

1.       Testing a web sites accessibility:              http://wave.webaim.org/

2.       List of Tools for making web sites accessible and testing:             https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/

3.       Web Content Accessibility Guide:           https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj83LbLnvzRAhUBViYKHaGID10QFghLMAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wuhcag.com%2Fweb-content-accessibility-guidelines%2F&usg=AFQjCNEqhtydjWorAAwz7bEeBfWk_FAiLA&sig2=MwhSSEg_dKt5eWnz9z6ZGg&bvm=bv.146094739,d.eWE

4.       Section 508 Laws and Policies: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwijicGSn_zRAhWEWSYKHRJkAG8QFggiMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.section508.gov%2Fcontent%2Flearn%2Flaws-and-policies&usg=AFQjCNHZFiyZ3wsepr_mWHNZheO9A9k15A&sig2=gLC1KzW6diBdediYPmeq9w&bvm=bv.146094739,d.eWE

Also, please tell your friend that accessibility needs to include all disabilities, not just the blind or visually impaired.  People with hearing loss, People who have mobility issues (paralysis) And the like are to be included in “Accessibility”.

Betsy

Hello all,

Wondering if anyone has used iVisions by Tyler technologies? It is a web portal to track expenses pay stubs and the like.  In my place of work we are going to start using this.

My issue is that I see a text string and am told that it has a pull down list if you hover with the mouse.

It reads just self-service to me and nothing else.

I have tried the control JAWS key and enter with no luck.

Any help would be appreciated.

If anyone is aware of someone at VFO who could remote in with me to explore this that would also be helpful.

Thank you.

Hi,

If you use the Windows Disk clean-up utility to remove your old version of Windows this leaves a Windows.old folder that has very little in it. You may as well leave it alone as it is very small and you have to go through difficult humps to remove it. Why bother?

Guy already explained it well, but I wanted to add that if you want to learn more about navigating web sites you should check out the Surfsup website from Jaws where you can find many of these HTML elements and learn how to deal with them. Here is the link:

http://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Surfs-Up/_Surfs_Up_Start_Here.htm

Regards,

Sieghard

Hello.

Can someone explain to me exactly what the mouse-over key command is, and what it is used for?

I am seeing more “mouse over” links on web sites, so I suspect it is a way to effectively deal with these situations.

Always trying to learn here.

Thanks for your patience.

Dr.  Tom Behler from Michigan

Try Control+Jaws Key+Enter

Hi, listers:

What keystroke do I use for the mouse over command?  Thanks in advance.

Hi Aaron,

I don’t even think you can remove Windows.old this way, but as Joseph pointed out, it can easily be done with the Disc Cleanup utility where it would be listed under previous windows installations, another easy way to find it is to look for something that is probably 30 or more Gb in size.

Hi Marv,

You could try using a program like CCleaner, which can remove an old Windows installation. However, CCleaner will clear caches and other content so be careful with it.

Another option would be to remove windows.old from the command prompt using Administrator privilages:

1. Open the start menu and type “CMD” (without the quotes) in the search box
2. JAWS should announce “command prompt”, press the applications key or Shift+F10 to expand the context menu
3. Select “Run as Administrator”
4. Select Yes in the User Account Control box that appears

That should get you in the command prompt window. In case you aren’t familiar with good old DOS-style commands, here are the two you should need, just remove the quotes:

1. “CD\” – Will set you to the root of your primary disk. Usually C:\
2. “rd windows.old /s /q” – RD is the remove directory command, the /s switch removes all files and subfolders, and the /q stops it from nagging you each time it deletes a folder.

I don’t think Windows 10 will let  you copy/paste the commands from this message into the command prompt window, you will need to type them in manually.

Be careful – if you don’t type the “.old” when using the RD command very bad things could happen.  

Good luck!

Aaron M. Page

Tom,

When a sighted person passes the mouse over a graphic or link with a mousover attribute, more information about the link or graphic is available in another port of the web site or in a bubble. You press control + JAWS key then Enter and JAWS will tell you where a change has occurred on the page. You use the jump command letter J and write the line number to get to the changed area and use the reading keys to find out what information the mouseOver has revealed.

Press Shift + J to get back where you were.

Regards

Hello.

Can someone explain to me exactly what the mouse-over key command is, and what it is used for?

I am seeing more “mouse over” links on web sites, so I suspect it is a way to effectively deal with these situations.

Always trying to learn here.

Thanks for your patience.

Dr.  Tom Behler from Michigan

Try Control+Jaws Key+Enter

Hi, listers:

What keystroke do I use for the mouse over command?  Thanks in advance.

Hi Marv,

You could try using a program like CCleaner, which can remove an old Windows installation. However, CCleaner will clear caches and other content so be careful with it.

Another option would be to remove windows.old from the command prompt using Administrator privilages:

1.       Open the start menu and type “CMD” (without the quotes) in the search box

2.       JAWS should announce “command prompt”, press the applications key or Shift+F10 to expand the context menu

3.       Select “Run as Administrator”

4.       Select Yes in the User Account Control box that appears

That should get you in the command prompt window. In case you aren’t familiar with good old DOS-style commands, here are the two you should need, just remove the quotes:

1.       “CD\” – Will set you to the root of your primary disk. Usually C:\

2.       “rd windows.old /s /q” – RD is the remove directory command, the /s switch removes all files and subfolders, and the /q stops it from nagging you each time it deletes a folder.

I don’t think Windows 10 will let  you copy/paste the commands from this message into the command prompt window, you will need to type them in manually.

Be careful – if you don’t type the “.old” when using the RD command very bad things could happen.  

Good luck!

Aaron M. Page

Hello.

Can someone explain to me exactly what the mouse-over key command is, and what it is used for?

I am seeing more “mouse over” links on web sites, so I suspect it is a way to effectively deal with these situations.

Always trying to learn here.

Thanks for your patience.

Dr.  Tom Behler from Michigan

Try Control+Jaws Key+Enter

Hi, listers:

What keystroke do I use for the mouse over command?  Thanks in advance.

Hi, listers:

What keystroke do I use for the mouse over command?  Thanks in advance.

I would really appreciate that. Thanks