[jaws-uk] Re: XP Media Center computers accessing

  • From: "ron sears" <r.sears1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 09:19:20 +0100

Hello all.  Are you saying that if I buy a new laptop it will have X P 
Professional on it?  Then my version 4.51 of Jaws will not work, is that 
right?  It will then cost me about £300 to upgrade.  Do all laptops come 
with the X P version or can you get one with just X P?

Cheers

Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 8:21 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: XP Media Center computers accessing


>
> I do hope that with the introduction of Windows Vista, JAWS will drop this
> artificial price hike that applies to JAWS just because you may use a
> different flavour of windows.
>
> As it is, most laptops tend to ship with XP Pro.  As far as I know, 
> Windows
> Media Centre, while aimed primarily at the home user is also considered XP
> Pro by JAWS which seriously affects the home user to the tune of £270 for 
> an
> upgrade from the standard version.
>
> Cheers
>
> Graham
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 8:37 PM
> Subject: [jaws-uk] XP Media Center computers accessing
>
>
> Hi all.
>
> Anyone use the Windows Media Centre Edition with JAWS?  I'm soon to 
> upgrade
> my computer and I'm thinking of trying out the media centre edition, 
> rather
> than the home edition.  Originally, I wanted to go down the media path in
> order to watch TV and record various shows but now understand that so far,
> we are unable to do this.  As I listen to a lot of music on my computer
> which is normally plugged into my hi-fi, I'm tempted because of the much
> quieter machines, but I'd love to get some feed-back from people who have
> done this.  I'm using JAWS 6.0 and would have to upgrade to JAWS PRO 7 or 
> 8
> and this has a cost also, so is it worth it?
>
> Best wishes.
>
> Andy.
>
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