Morey, for a very very long time now with Jaws, if I just exit out of an application I don't have focus on the desktop. But windows key M usually does put focus on an item on the desktop. One thing I thought of is that you might have some type of "window" displaying and not letting jaws get to the desktop. The kinds of things I am thinking of are weather programs that now like to put a transparant image that shows on your desktop. Or you might have a system tray icon that is showing a balloon type tip that isn't going away until you click on it. I might try shutting down as much as you can, and see if you can get focus to the desktop. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Morey Worthington" <blindwop@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "JFW" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 3:34 PM Subject: Desktop out of focus Hello all, If I have a open application, such as Outlook Express, and if I want to go to the desktop with the Windows/M keys, Jaws 7.0 goes there, but Jaws will not say anything. I can Alt/Tab back to OE, but when I again try to go back to the Desktop using Windows/M it goes back to the desktop but again Jaws will not say any of the 23 items on it. Any suggestions? Thanks, Morey Worthington -- 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