Hi Chris,
Windows 10 will be released in the near future, late July or September
depending on who you listen to, and both Windows 7 and 8.1 will be eligible
for the free upgrade to Windows 10. According to Microsoft, this new release
will reintroduce the old start menu back into Windows, and it will be
similar to Windows 8 or 8.1 with the items which were removed from Windows 7
put back in. I would suggest that you do some reading on Windows 10 from the
internet, then make your decision. Windows 8.1 does have a learning curve
associated with it when moving from any prior operating system, but it can
be overcome. However, if you do not have the desire nor time to put into
making this change, then I would ssuggest that you stay with Windows 7 for
now. Personally though, to me, one of the points of upgrading a computer is
to also upgrade to the latest in software. I hope this helps you just a
little.
Mike
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Murphy
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 10:04 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Getting new computer. Seeking input regarding setupand
potential JAWS issues.
Hi Everyone,
I'll be getting a new PC in the near future. Currently, I am using Windows
7, JAWS 15.0.5056, 64 bit.
I think I'll have the choice of getting it with Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.
I'm inclining toward getting Windows 7 since that is what I'm accustomed to
using, but I'd appreciate any recommendations. I'm sure that many of you
have had experience dealing with this same decision.
I'm wondering if there are significant JAWS issues for Windows 8.1. I've
heard that the format of the initial information of the display for Windows
8.1 is very different from Windows 7 unless you modify the view.
I've also heard that in Windows 8.1, there is a way of having the usual
Start Menu listing the desktop applications so that it resembles Windows 7
but I'm not sure about that. I would want to have that view as the default
if I need to get Windows 8.1.
My sighted husband and I will be working on setting up the new system
together. I'm not clear about the logistics of establishing my JAWS
authorization for the new system, but I expect we'll we in touch with
Freedom Scientific for that and some other details.
I very much appreciate any suggestions or recommendations people may have.
If anyone has cautionary comments or concerns or information about potential
complications that I should be aware of, I'll be very interested to hear
those too. I admit I'd much prefer to get Windows 7 rather than Windows 8.1
unless I hear recommendations to the contrary.
Thanks very much!
Chris Murphy
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