Hi there For my pence worth I would say take the plunge and go for Office 2010, Windows 8.1, I am about to get a new setup and this is what I will be running too. I like you have been running an oldish windows operating system and since we will eventually have to run with version 8 of windows in the future, I am going to go ahead and do it now. There are things that you can tweek to make windows 8 behave like XP or windows 7 and if you google it, there’s lots of tips and tricks out there as well as utilities that will change the behavior for you. Hope this helps. Regards Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Jim Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:58 AM To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Which software Hi Lists, First, apologies for cross posting but I need as many opinions as possible before making my decisions. I am looking to have a new computer built in the near future but I need some views on software to install. I am currently using Office 2003 and XP Homebut I am not sure whether to install Office 2010 or 2013 along with Windows 7 or 8.1 on the new machine. I have shied away from ribbons so far but I have to bow to the inevitable. Is it too much of a jump from Office 2003 to 2013 or should I try 2010 first? I keep hearing conflicting reports about Windows 8.1 as to whether its user friendly for VI users. I currently use JAWS 13 but have 2 SMA’s, 14 and 15 disks available to install. I have tried NVDA in the past but couldn’t get on with its voice because of my hearing but I understand there many more choices regarding voices. That’s enough for now, thoughts please. Jim Williams --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com