In fairness, I should have said that you CAN install your JAWS Standard on XP Professional. However, it will only run in demonstration mode, requiring a reboot after approximately 40 minutes. George. > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kevin and emma > Sent: 07 July 2005 09:32 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: jaws and winXP pro > > hi george, thanks for such a well written explanation. this > should help to drive it through a very stubborn persons head, > that i cannot access windows xp pro with standard jfw! smile. > kevin - co-owner/moderator of the blind gamers discussion > list contact me on kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 12:58 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: jaws and winXP pro > > > Hi Kevin, > > In very simple terms, XP Professional is designed for high > security network systems which private users are most > unlikely to require. Such systems are used in commercial > companies where individual users are only allowed access to > specific areas of the system or network, usually determined > by their job specification. > > Clearly you would not want an employee in the sales > department being able to access payroll records, for > example. > > Consequently, JAWS absolutely MUST follow all security > measures of such a system. > > Now in essence, there is only the security issue difference > between JAWS Standard and JAWS Professional. However the > higher cost also reflects the degree of supporting an XP > Professional user. As I dealer, I was initially somewhat > taken aback by this, but after 5 or 6 years of selling JAWS, > I can assure you that when an XP Professional support call > comes up, it isn't usually five minute call, and indeed some > cases can go on for days. > > Nowadays, many schools, colleges and universities demand XP > Professional before they will allow students to access their > networks. However, for the private user, even with a small > home network, XP Home version is perfectly adequate. > > That said, many of the more powerful PCs and laptops now > come with XP Professional as standard, simply because of > network capability demand. > > George. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kevin and emma > Sent: 07 July 2005 00:23 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] jaws and winXP pro > > hi all, i'm trying to explain to someone why you can't use > jfw standard with winxp professional, except as a demo. but > i'm not sure of the exact technical reason, except it's > something to do with the authorisation or something? can > someone give me a good explanation of the exact reason? > kevin - co-owner/moderator of the blind gamers discussion > list contact me on kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- > ** > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on > the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq