Windows 7 will be supported until the year, 2020. Jim -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rich Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 5:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS 14 and the Windows 8 dilemma
I too am looking to upgrade my PC. >From XP to whatever. How long will Windows 7 have support? Any other reason to get 8? i.e. keeping up with new software/devices like printers/smart phones or anything my mind can not foresee? Also, I should be upgrading out of Outlook Express. What is recommended for similar ease of use? G mail or Outlook? Any other recs? Thanks for all suggestions. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Tighe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 3:47 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS 14 and the Windows 8 dilemma > Kristina, > I bought a Sony Windows 8 laptop a month ago and it does work with Jaws > version 14. With a little tweeking, Internet explorer 10 can be made to > work in "desktop" mode and looks to me very much like Internet explorer 9. > > Older printers as well as the Generic text printer for Duxbury can be made > to work, although the ways to do it are not obvious. I will be glad to > help you with this if you need it. Windows 8 will Work with Kurzweil and > I expect it would work as well with OpenBook. . . I wanted to prove to > myself that Windows 8 could work for blind users and I succeeded! > Now that I have proved to myself that it can work, I am going to give the > windows 8 laptop to a sighted friend who really likes the new Metro > screens. I find Windows 7 much more gracious and manageable and intend to > try to keep it for several years. > > Peter > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Kristina Kolley" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 12:24 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [JAWS-Users] JAWS 14 and the Windows 8 dilemma > >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> My current laptop (running JAWS 11 and Vista) is going to crash any day >> now, >> so I am looking to purchase a new laptop as soon as possible. I have >> spoken >> to several people regarding the pros and cons of Windows 8, and as to >> whether sticking with Windows 7 would be a wiser decision. Another factor >> to >> consider is that, while Windows 7 is still readily available, my >> selection >> of Windows 8 laptop options would be somewhat broader. >> >> >> >> I would appreciate hearing from those of you who have been using Windows >> 8 >> on a regular basis both successfully or unsuccessfully, and whether >> either 7 >> or 8 seems to provide the JAWS user with greater advantages other than 7 >> being within our comfort zone. I do expect, within reason, that 8 would >> involve a significant learning curve, but if some tasks are outright >> impossible to perform (reading specific screens, navigation issues, >> etc.), >> please share these as well, as too much ongoing frustration might make me >> think twice about the switch. >> >> >> >> Many thanks in advance, >> >> >> >> Kristina >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
