I just got this communication from Freedom. I am copying and pasting the information from the email. Judith Thank you for contacting Freedom Scientific Support. JAWS 7.1 is a free upgrade to JAWS 7.0. Very soon an update will be available through the new JAWS update feature to allow the 7.1 version that supports Internet Explorer 7.0 to be updated on your system. JAWS 7.1 is a free upgrade. Instructions for downloading and authorizing this update are below. Your JAWS 7.1 authorization number is: