At 08:41 AM 10/26/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Using the latest updated version of JFW 5, is it still necessary to >download and install VICTOR SOFT before beginning to read? As always, >mega thanks in advance for the answer! If you want to use the DAISY format and the DAISY reader, yes. If you don't mind reading in IE or converting to plain text, the screen reader doesn't matter. Personally I prefer to convert the files to plain text because I found VRS to be a pain to use, besides I can't stand software speech. If you need help on this, there are a few people on this list who can explain things.