Category: Geeks r Us
So I am about done with the A+ certification. Will be taking the vender test this week. My next courses will involve me doing tons of stuff on windows server 2003 enterprize.
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So I need a virtual machine that will be accessible with jaws on an xp pro machine.
2gb ram
2.4ghz D2C
blah blah
I've tried the free microsoft virtual machine.
1. I can not independently load an os on the virtual machine
2. Jaws has a difficult time grabbing information from the vm as I find myself having to repeat a lot of commands just to accomplish a task.
3. Even with the os loaded and the vm all set up to go, I can't seem to access the BIOS of the vm since the video intercept has a tough time grabbing information from the vm. Tough as in, unable to. External screen reader is incapable of interacting with the vm?*shrug* Don't quote me on that precisely.
Apparently one needs jaws loaded on the vm after the OS is loaded in order to have the vm be accessible(so I've heard it be true with vmware). If such is the case, what is the point? You not only have a screen reader outside of the vm that is rendered useless to the vm environment. The vm environment must have a screen reader in order for you to manipulate it. As a result, without the OS and the screen reader, you can't access the BIOS.
Does someone not see this is a redundency of idiocy? Or is that just me.
So my questions are:
What virtual machine are totals using now-a-days?
What screen reader?
Is it even possible to use a screen reader from within the local machine to access the virtual machine without having to install another screen reader inside the vm?
I need such an environment that will work.
Maybe my answer is just to use a box reserved for countless reimages and forget about the whole vm situation.
*stare*
hmmm, I'm running jaws 9.0 on my machine. Does that not work fore the vm? Or, am I missing something here.
Ok here have been my experiences. I have just completed a Novell course. Yes I know, but I didn't want to dop it. I was running xp as a host o/s with jaws 7 on a box using VMWare workstation 5. As we all have noticed it messes with any screen readers video intercept rendering that screen reader becoming useless to the outside host and the vmware application once a vm has started. So yes, you are correct, you need a screen reader in the actual vm in order to read the vm window itself. Think of it this way. The vmware player window is nothing more than windows media player because that is all the window really is. The only solution is to use something like NVDA because it has no video intercept and it will not screw up. This is the only work around that i have found. But yes, idealy you would want a box soly for or other o/s's but you'd best check with your instructor before being put in the penalty box. I'm going to run into this same issue, but I am going to see if I can get me a box or 2 to mess with this next year. I probably won't but oh well.
So to answer your questions
What virtual machine are totals using now-a-days? Probably VMWare workstation 5 or above.
What screen reader? Go with NVDA, because of the non-video intercept issue.
Is it even possible to use a screen reader from within the local machine to access the virtual machine without having to install another screen reader
inside the vm? No, this is because the VMWare window is nothing more than a video player with input through devices.
I need such an environment that will work.
Maybe my answer is just to use a box reserved for countless reimages and forget about the whole vm situation. Yup, I'm liken it.