You might want to check your display settings. What follows are some recommendations, though I think these may vary. 1. minimize all applications (windows key+m) 2. Unselect the item if it's checked (control+spacebar) 3. Activate the context menu (windows application key) note: this is the key to the left of the right control key on standard windows keyboards. 4. Press the letter r to activate the display properties 5. on the Themes Page: set to windows xp. To change press alt plus down arrow to open 6. Control Tab to the Desktop Tab Set background to bliss Set position stretch 7. Press Control Tab to Screen Saver Set to none] 8. Control Tab to Appearance Tab Set to Windows Classic Style Color Scheme Windows Standard Font Size Normal 9. Control+tab to the settings tab, color: 16 bit resolution: 1024 by 768 10. Tab to okay and hit enter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Hathaway" <jerry.hathaway2@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "JAWS LISTSERVE" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 8:21 PM Subject: jaws 8 problem I have been having a problem with jaws 8. I am running windows xp home system. The computer keep shifting back and forth between programs. If I have outlook express open and open ms word the computer shifts back to outlook express. Does anybody have a solution with this problem. Jerry -- 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