Hi Jim, Sure. Naturally Jaws 4.02 was written for the versions of the software you are running. You can't really upgrade anything on that computer without upgrading Jaws first since all of the newer software requires a newer screen reader too.
For example, I assume you are running Internet Explorer 6. That's fine for Jaws 4.02, but anything newer would be absolutely inaccessible using that version of Jaws. Internet Explorer 9 has a totally new user interface, new features like multitab browsing, and it uses Microsoft UI Automation not Microsoft Active Accessibility. So unless you get a screen reader that can use Microsoft UI Automation most newer applications like Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft Office 2010, etc won't work at all with Jaws 4.02. Your cheapest solution would be to use NVDA or System Access which are cheaper than Jaws. Then, there is the hardware requirements. I don't know what you are running, but I imagine its pretty slow. My computer has a duel core 2 GHZ 64-bit processor with 3 GB of ram. A duel core processor runs faster than a single core so its probably rated in the 3 GB to 4 GB range. Since I'm running Windows 7 with the new 3d desktop etc I need that extra processor speed and memory. Cheers! On 12/8/11, Jim Kitchen <j...@kitchensinc.net> wrote: > Hi, > > BTW my computers are just about as old as Jaws 4.02. I have never up dated > any of the software so that it all runs the same as it did out of the box. > You know like if I up dated I E for instance, I bet that it would not work > so well with Jaws 4.02. > > I am just very happy that both of these computers work so well for how old > they are. > > BFN > > Jim --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
