you can buy JAWS, but you have to buy the latest version. You don't get all the features though so earlier versions of JAWS for old unsupported operating systems should be cheaper or arguably even free. HJ as it was then did this with JAWS for Dos after all. Cheers Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "tonty" <tony.bowers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:39 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: jfw 6.00 and 7.00 yep michael you got it in a nut shell ,excuse the pun , that is why i was so disgusted that we can no longer buy 5,6,or 7 because of 8 and its not jfw 8 retro. they hung dick turpin for this sort of thing lol, cheers tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "MICHAEL PANNELL" <pianoman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:35 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: jfw 6.00 and 7.00 What an interesting thread this is, as only today I tried to install JAWS 8 on my old laptop running Windows ME, it has JAWS 7 on it O K but version 8 - forget it!!! Does anyone think we should be allowed to use the latest accessible software on older machines? Or do we have to keep dipping in to our pockets to keep up with some "WIZ KID" at Freedom Scientific who thinks it's a good idea to grab us by the parts that hurt the most! Best wishes, Michael. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 4:11 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: jfw 6.00 and 7.00 "What is the situation where someone wants to buy Jaws for Win98 where, I believe, the most recent version is Jaws 7.0?" In general there is no problem if your Jaws license exceeds the operating system that you are running on or the Windows you have. However in the latter case you will need to make sure you only install the Jaws that is suitable for your Windows. In the case of Windows 98 that is going to be Jaws 7.0 and no higher. As regards the earlier point what I mean by that is that if you have a JAWS professional license, say from your work then there is no problem with installing that on Windows XP Home or Windows 98 which normally be covered under Jaws standard. The only thing to bear in mind is the cuttof in support for Windows 98. Scenario 1: You are a new user who has never brought Jaws. In this case you would be buying Jaws 8.0 standard which you are obviously entitled to use but if Windows 98/ME is your O/S what you will need to do is download Jaws 7.0 and install that first. You will then be able to use your authorisation CD from your version 8.0 pack and activate just the same as with Jaws 8.0. When you system finally gives up you get a new one with either Windows XP Home or VISTA Home Premium on it you will probably want to take advantage of Jaws 8.0 and activate that on your new machine. Scenario 2: Jaws user 7.0 below on Windows 98/ME. The situation here I would say is less clear and depends what features you are after and how desperate you are to get at them. Personally my view would be that if you have a Jaws on a Windows 98 I would say there is less immediate benefit to upgrade until you went to Windows XP or VISTA on a new machine. The latter would be a mandatory upgrade whilst I think for XP it would still be a good idea to update. Assumig you decided to upgrade be aware of course that you would only be able to use Jaws 7.0 even though you may have paid for an upgrade to version 8.0 so I think the decision such as it would be should be based on the basis of the acquisition of a new machine/operating system in the near future with either XP Home or VISTA Home Premium. Taking the problem the other way around users should realise that whilst release as early as 4.02 and 4.5 may technically work on Windows XP because they originally supported it, this may not necessarily mean that that Jaws will go on some of the newer machines with current video adaptors. In very general terms Jaws 5.0 and beyond gives us some more wiggle room with allowing us to substitute video intercepts of later versions of Jaws which may work with a video card. However in very general terms software and your PC should be roughly contemporanious with eachother. If you are using Windows 98 with Jaws and are thinking of upgrading for some reason do some research or ask on the list or directly with support, don't just go ahead and upgrade one something like the O/S assuming that everything is going to be OK. Sorry for the length of post, it has turned from kill two birds with one stone to something of a mass turkey cull. Regards. 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