For what it's worth, Robert, I'd like to suggest the following steps, just for experimentation: First, uninstall IE 7, and your system should automatically go back to IE 6. When you've done this, open the same email and see if you can get to the link the old way. Have your wife present to give you any visual info. If this doesn't work, try uninstalling Jaws 8 and go back to Jaws 7 or 7.10 and try the link again and see what happens. I suggest these steps because I haven't yet purchased Jaws 8, and I'm wondering whether your problem is caused by Jaws 8 or IE 7. It would also be interesting to know if others on the list are experiencing this problem. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Hebert" <roberthebert@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:16 PM Subject: Activating a link while in an open message Possibly after the installation of I/E 7, I am no longer able to connect to a website through a link in an open e-mail message. Html mode is checked and when I click on a link by pressing enter, the hard drive moves and it appears as if the website is trying to open but after about 5 seconds I am still in the e-mail with the cursor positioned on the link. I have found a work-around for this problem as follows: I route jaws to PC and do a double left mouse click and the link functions correctly by opening the appropriate website. I miss the ability to not simply be able to click on a link to go the desired website. On the screen my wife tells me that a little square of dotted lines forms around the link to be opened and the little hand disappears. This of course means nothing to me or to her but I provide this tidbit of info just in case it means something to somebody as an explanation of what may be happening here. I have spoken with some teckie folks and they too have been stimied by this one so if anyone on the list has any ideas, they would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance and a very happy New Years! -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx