Hi, Allison. There are two issues that I think are causing you to get
these results. Google didn't break your Bookshare files. It was
displaying content in its default mode. Taking a few minutes to go into
the Google Desktop settings is important because that's where you can
disable the sidebar, tell Google what files to index, assign a hotkey
for doing a quick search, and tell Google how you want search results
displayed. Since Google Desktop isn't written specifically for blind
people, they keep the visual eye candy enabled by default. Unchecking
boxes for that and defining what browser you want Google to use makes
the program run faster and more comfortably for a blind user. It's
important to read the help files when installing a new program so you
can see how to get the most from the software. Most programs aren't
optimized for speech users by default and have options you can set to
make them work better with your screenreader.
In this case, since you've uninstalled the Google program, you will only
need to restore IE to its normal appearance. First, go to tools,
internet options, and set IE to use a blank home page. Tab over to the
ok button and press enter to get out of there. Then, in IE's main
window, try turning off any explorer bars that are checked. It's under
the view menu under explorer bar in IE 7. I no longer use IE 6 on any of
our computers, and I can't give you the steps for that browser. They
should be similar though. Once you have done this, close IE and try
loading one of your Bookshare html files.
Monica Willyard
