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Technical specifications:

Access rights:
Access rights mean what control different users of a computer have over it. For example a student may have rights to run programs, and save their work in one place, but not change or delete files in another location.
If students do not have full access rights to the files used by EyeSpeak, then it cannot work.
A common problem is when a teacher or system administrator installs EyeSpeak without giving the correct access rights to the students. EyeSpeak crashes when students log in and try to use it.

If the access rights are wrong, some of the following may happen.

1. When EyeSpeak starts it might crash, giving a message saying “EyeSpeak has become corrupt please reinstall” or ask for the serial number and activation code again, even though it has already been entered.
2. When an existing student logs in, or a new one tries to log in, it could either crash, or say “EyeSpeak has become corrupt please reinstall”. This does not necessarily mean EyeSpeak needs to be reinstalled. Someone could have changed the access rights of the program, which will cause this error.

To check the access rights, log on as Administrator and do the following steps:
Windows 2000

1. Open “windows explorer”. This can either be done by choosing “Start->programs->windows explorer”, choosing “Start->Run” typing “explorer” then clicking OK, or holding down the “windows” key (on the bottom left of the keyboard between CTRL and ALT) and pressing “E” at the same time.
2. Double click on “My computer” then “C”, “Program files” “EyeSpeak”.
3. Right click on the “EyeSpeak” folder, and choose “Properties” from the bottom of the menu. The following window should appear.
4. Click on the Security tab, look under “Name” to see who can use the folder. Click on “Student” or something similar under “Name”. Look down to “Permissions”. “Full” control should have a tick underneath “Allow”. If this is not the case then it will need to be changed. A student cannot change their rights, only a system administrator or someone with their rights can change this. Get the computer technician, or teacher with administrator rights to change this if they are available.

Windows XP

1. Open “windows explorer”. This can either be done by choosing “Start->programs->windows explorer”, choosing “Start->Run” typing “explorer” then clicking OK, or holding down the “windows” key (on the bottom left of the keyboard between CTRL and ALT) and pressing “E” at the same time.
2. Double click on “My computer” then “C”, “Program files” “EyeSpeak”.
3. Right click on the “EyeSpeak” folder, and choose “Properties” from the bottom of the menu. The following window should appear. If there is a security tab showing like in the picture, proceed to 7.
4. If not, then you will need to make it visible. Under Windows Explorer, choose the menu “Tools” at the top, then “folder options”. Click on the “View” tab at the top. The following should be visible.
5. Look at the “Advanced settings” area, and scroll down to the bottom of the list. The last checkbox on the list will say “Use simple file sharing (Recommended)” click on the tick next to this to make it go away. We don’t want simple file sharing for this folder as it does not let us set the correct access rights. Click OK.
6. Go back to Windows Explorer, Right click on the “EyeSpeak” folder, and choose “Properties” from the bottom of the menu. The window seen in step 3 should now have a Security tab present.
7. Click on the Security tab, look under “Name” to see who can use the folder. Click on “Student” or something similar under “Name”. Look down to “Permissions”. “Full” control should have a tick underneath “Allow”. If this is not the case then it will need to be changed. A student cannot change their rights, only a system administrator or someone with their rights can change this. Get the computer technician, or teacher with administrator rights to change this if they are available.