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Henter-Joyce Technical Support Notice # 10 (TSN-10 )
Subject: Trouble-Shooting JFW Windows Authorization Schemes
Henter-Joyce Product: JAWS for Windows 3.2
Category: Windows 3.x, 95, 98 & NT
January 25, 1999

Trouble Shooting Jaws for Windows Authorization Schemes

This document explains how to determine which Jaws for Windows Authorization Scheme you are using. Jaws for Windows uses two different authorization schemes; one is Everlock and the other is SQS.

One way to determine which authorization scheme that you are using is to check the colors of the disk. However, this may not always be accurate. The colors are as follows:

• Green disk with a Black label=Everlock.
• White disk with a Purple label=Everlock or SQS.
• White disk with a Green label=SQS for Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT.

The reason the colors can be confusing is because that the White disk with the Purple label can be either Everlock or SQS. However, this disk is authorized for Windows 95 and 98 only if it is SQS, if it is Everlock it can also authorize Windows 3.XX.

The Everlock Authorization Scheme can be used to authorize Windows 3.XX, Windows 95 and Windows 98.

One thing to keep in mind is that the only authorization scheme that can be used with Windows NT is the SQS Authorization Scheme.

Another way to determine which authorization scheme you are using requires that you have an authorization key already installed to your hard drive. In this case, you perform the following steps:

1. Shut down and restart the computer in an MS DOS Mode. Press CONTROL+ESCAPE. If you have a Windows keyboard, or you can press the Windows Logo key to activate the Start Menu.
2. Press the letter U for the shut down dialog box. Press the letter M to choose to restart the computer in MS DOS Mode, and then press the letter Y to confirm your choice.
3. You should now be at a DOS prompt, one that looks similar to C:\WINDOWS>. Type the command CD\. You should now be at a prompt that looks similar to this: C:\>.
4. Type the command DIR /AH. When the directory listing is shown, look for one of two files. One of the files is JFW_0302.SYS and the other is JFW.CPS

If you find the file named JFW_0302.SYS, then you are using the Everlock Authorization Scheme. If you find the file named JFW.CPS, then you are using the SQS Authorization Scheme.

Another way to determine which authorization scheme you are using is use the Check command.

1. At the DOS prompt, place the authorization disk into the floppy drive then:
2. Type the command to log on that drive such as A.
3. Type the command CHECK.

If you can get information about the authorization on the disk, then you are using the Everlock Authorization scheme.

If you encounter an error (probably 7043), there may be no authorization on this disk. Try running HJAUTH. If you receive an Everlock Error (7043), log back on to the hard drive with the command C: and then press ENTER. Then type the command EXIT. This will restart your computer and bring you back to the Windows Desktop.

There is one more way to determine if you have the SQS Authorization Scheme. The following steps will explain how to do this.

You can run the HJAUTH application from the run dialog. One way to get to the Run dialog is to press the Windows Logo Key and then press the letter R. Or you can get there from the Start menu. Press CONTROL+ESCAPE then the letter R.

With your authorization disk in the floppy drive, follow these steps

1. Type the command A:HJAUTH.EXE. This will bring up the authorization interface which is a dialog box.
2. Tab to the radio buttons group.
3. DOWN ARROW to the Get Authorization Information radio button.
4. TAB to the Execute button and press ENTER. At this point, if you are using the SQS Authorization Scheme you should be able to read the information on your disk about the authorization.