chevelle, A service is a program without a user interface. Its like a TSR in dos. As for speed, I doubt it. The concept of a service is applicable to the NT class of operating systems that is right from Windows nt to Windows XP. Pranav At 10:25 PM 2/12/2005, chevelle wrote: Hi, can someone explain more what is meant by jaws running as a service? Is that for windows xp pro only or does this concept apply to windows xp home. What happens if you change it so jaws doesn't run as a service. Will that speed up jaws starting quicker. Also someone posted a switch jaws6.0 /default. What is this switch for. thanks. -- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pranav -- 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