Windows 98
- Open the start menu (Windows key or control-escape)
- Cursor to settings and press enter
- Cursor to control panel and press enter
- Press the letter "d" until "display" is located
- Press enter on display
- Press control-shift-tab to access the settings property sheet
- Use the up and down arrow key to select the color setting for your screen reader. Please consult your screen reader's documentation or tech support for this information.
- Press the tab key one time to access the screen area slide bar.
- JFW users, route jaws to PC (insert-minus (-) on your numpad), Press insert-numpad six until you hear the screen resolution (options include - 640 x 480, 800 x 600, etc...). If the display is not 800 x 600, enable the PC cursor with the plus key on the numeric keypad and use the right arrows to set the resolution. Re-read the screen dimensions with insert-numpad 8.
- Window-Eyes users, route mouse to application cursor (insert-numpad plus (+), Press insert-numpad six until you hear the screen resolution (options include - 640 x 480, 800 x 600, etc...). If the display is not 800 x 600, use the right arrows to set the resolution. Re-read the screen dimensions with control-numpad 5.
- Press control-shift-tab twice to access the effects property sheet
- use the tab key until "animate windows, menus, and lists is selected
- If the checkbox is checked, uncheck it with the space bar. This option should be unchecked.
- Press control-shift-tab once more to access the appearance property sheet
- Use the up and down arrow keys to select "windows standard"
- Press control-shift-tab once more to access the screen saver property sheet
- use the home key to select "none"
- Press enter to close the dialog and save the changes.
- If the computer wishes to reboot, allow it to do so.
- Open the start menu (Windows key or control-escape)
- Cursor down to settings and press enter
- Cursor down to "folder options" and press enter
- Press ALT-U to select the "custom based on settings I choose" option
- Press the tab key once to access the "settings" button and press the spacebar
- Press ALT-U to enable "use windows classic desktop"
- Press ALT-N to enable "open each folder in the same window"
- Press ALT-O to enable "only for folders where I select "as web page" (view menu)"
- Press ALT-D to enable "double click to open an item, single click to select"
- Press enter to close the dialog and save the changes
- Press control-tab
- press the tab key until the tree view is located
- use the down arrow to locate "show pop-up description for folder and desktop items"
- If the option is checked, uncheck the check box through the use of the space bar. This option should be unchecked.
- use the tab key to locate the close button and press the spacebar
One last step in configuring the folder options
- Open any folder on your computer through Windows Explorer or My Computer
- Open the view menu, ALT-V
- Cursor down to "as web page" and make sure it is not checked. If it is checked, press the enter key and then re-enter the view menu
- Cursor down to list and make sure it is checked, if it is not checked, press enter on the option to check it.
- Open the view menu and press enter on options
- Press enter once more and answer yes to the dialog
- tab to close and press the spacebar.
- Your folders are now configured to all display a list without web page view