[jaws-uk] Re: XP Media Center computers accessing
- From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 10:22:28 +0100
if you buy a laptop from Dell and pay full price you can indeed choose but
it is often possible to buy laptops cheaply e.g. as factory refurbishments.
In this situation you do not get a choice about whether you get Windows XP
Pro or Windows XP home or even Windows XP Media Centre.
I understand that sellers of screenreaders need to make money in order to
carry out the necessary research and development and programming necessary
to keep progressing the screenreader however I feel that differentiating
between Windows XP versions is not perhaps the fairest way. As far as I
know, JAWS is the only major screenreader that does this.
Window-eyes has one version for all as far as I know. Supernova standard
does not allow the user to create complex settings files though prewritten
files from others can be installed. Systems like this do mean that if you
get a cheap PC with XP Pro for example, you are not unfairly penalised.
Cheers
graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Belinda" <bcpfizz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:33 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: XP Media Center computers accessing
I know that Dell sell laptops with either XP Home or Pro on them, you can
chose.
Belinda
----- Original Message -----
From: "ron sears" <r.sears1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:19 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: XP Media Center computers accessing
> 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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