I have been advised to wait until Windows 10 is released, then get new JAWS.
I was advised that I would not have to learn twice, as I'm currently
crippling along with XP and JAWS 13. So that is my plan - Windows 10 and
will wait until JAWS 17 is out before making purchases.
GIFT (God is forever true),
Carolyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Boyd" <mike....@comcast.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Getting new computer. Seeking input
regardingsetupand potential JAWS issues.
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
mike....@comcast.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Murphy
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 10:04 AM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
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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