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machines, not with Task List, but with Start menu. I cannot unload
software I need and my company expects me to use. Other users should
not be expected to either. Problem with DragonDictate predates
installation of ViaVoice. It was not resolved by removal of Find X
feature of Power Toys. It may have to do with what version of Windows
is running, although the Mint has the problem and it does have OSR 2.
On Sat, 10 Jan 1998 13:06:33 -0600, you wrote:
>I don't have this problem with Nat; have never had this problem. Also,
>have never used the Power Toys. I keep nothing in my StartUp folder and
>have nothing loading under autoexec.bat, config.sys, and nothing loading
>or running under win.ini. My Win 95 version is OSR2. I have not loaded
>(and won't until forced at gun point) Office 97 but do have MS Word for
>when I have to use it. Majority of stuff is done in WP 6.1 (with DAD)
>and WP 8.0 (without CC) and Excel. Wonder if any of this is the reason
>I don't have the problem. I do, as mentioned before, have problems with
>ViaVoice.
>Rose
>"who believes that salad is not food, salad is food's food"
>
>Susan Fulton wrote:
>>
>> The Power Toys explanation has been mentioned before. I tried
>> uninstalling PT and still had the problem. I don't have any trouble
>> using ViaVoice Gold or SimplySpeaking Gold or Kurzweil Voice in
>> navigating the start menu as intended -- say the name -- so I suspect
>> there's more to the issue than this. I know there are workarounds, but
>> I think Dragon -- as the only speech software maker to have the
>> problem -- should try harder to fix it.
>> Susan
>> On Fri, 09 Jan 1998 15:33:37 -0800, you wrote:
>>
>> >This problem is not new to DragonDictate 3.
>> >I have this same problem with DragonDictate 2.52.
>> >Dragon Systems support tells me the problem is caused
>> >by some third party software that I installed (i.e.
>> >the "MS Power Toys") which changes the structure of
>> >the Start Menu. There is nothing that can be done
>> >to resolve this problem.
>> >
>> >Therefore, the workaround that I use is to name
>> >the items/shortcuts on my Start Menu so they end
>> >with a numeric value which represents how many
>> >"up arrows" are needed to execute the shortcut.
>> >For example, my Start Menu contains shortcuts
>> >like the following:
>> >
>> >Eudora-3
>> >MS Word-4
>> >Netscape-5
>> >
>> >So, I then dictate "Start Menu", "Move up 4", "Enter Key"
>> >when I want to execute MS Word from my Start Menu.
>> >
>> >I could also say "Start Menu", "Mike", "Enter Key" to
>> >move the cursor to the "MS Word" shortcut because
>> >it begins with the letter "M".
>> >
>> >--maxinem
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >From: Judy Evans <jae2@@york.ac.uk>
>> >Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 22:43:57 +0000 (GMT)
>> >Subject: Re: task list problems with Dragon dictates 3.01
>> >
>> >On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, Susan Fulton wrote:
>> >
>> >> DragonDictate 3 repeatedly gives me the wrong item within the start
>> >> menu; others also reported that problem. (you would say "Programs,"
>> >> and "Documents" would be selected. ) I am wondering whether what you
>> >> are experiencing is part of the same problem, which was not resolved
>> >> by the patch. On Wed, 7 Jan 1998 10:27:11 -0800, you wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >========================================================
>> >This document was created using voice dictation software
>> >and a foot-operated mouse
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