Does jaws 12 use all its own directories. If it is no different from earlier versions you may have problems with the shared components. installing the older after the new version may mean that you update the shared components or rolled them back so some of the functionality may be affected. I don't recall whether you have the option to update or not update the shared components when installing. I just wanted to raise this point to avoid unexpected results. Tom Bissett Retail Investment Products, PCG TD BMO Financial Group Tel: (416) 359-7568 E-Mail tom.bissett@xxxxxxx<mailto:tom.bissett@xxxxxxx> Vacation: August 3 through August 13 ________________________________ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Farfar Carlson Sent: September 9, 2010 10:51 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: JAWS 12 Beta Ted, If you don't have JAWS 10 still installed, you should be able to install it from your CD or the downloadable file and have it co-reside. Dave Created in the Audio Recording and Mixing Studios, San Jose, California ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)<mailto:Ted.Lisle@xxxxxx> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 06:41 Subject: RE: JAWS 12 Beta I'm flirting with the idea of reverting to 10, then jumping back to 12. After all, 10 was the last time Access worked. I filed a beta report, and mentioned that strategy; let's see what I get back. Sounds like a weekend project to me. Ted From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Farfar Carlson Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:27 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: JAWS 12 Beta Ted, I agree with both your points, and unfortunately don't have any idea on how to help you with MS-Access. Yes, Text Analyzer could be really nice. Dave Created in the Audio Recording and Mixing Studios, San Jose, California ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)<mailto:Ted.Lisle@xxxxxx> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 04:50 Subject: RE: JAWS 12 Beta The whole thing was pretty smooth. I was underwhelmed by the virtual ribbon, and turned it off. However, I noticed that 12's handling of the Microsoft ribbon is better than 10-11's. Unfortunately, Access still doesn't work. I'd darn near give a week's pay to know what broke between 10 and 11; why only this one application, and what is the hardware-software interaction on my particular machine? The Big sleeper here may be Text Analyzer. For those of us who write, this could be a real bonus. Ted From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Farfar Carlson Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 4:44 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: JAWS 12 Beta Ted, This one is pretty benign. And yes, they can coexist so you can switch back/forth. I recommend that you make sure you have your current JAWS shortcut set to a hotkey like Ctrl+Shift+J to make it easier to launch. Also note that after you install the JAWS 12 Beta, it will turn off the auto launch of your current JAWS, so make sure you set that back before rebooting. Dave Created in the Audio Recording and Mixing Studios, San Jose, California ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)<mailto:Ted.Lisle@xxxxxx> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 09:15 Subject: JAWS 12 Beta I've never fooled with one of these before. If I decide to install, I gather from the Web site that it will coexist with JAWS 11, and will, presumably, run until the commercial product is available. Anything I need to know about the installation or uninstallation process? Given all the problems with 11, I'm partly hopeful, and more than a little gun shy. Ted Ted Lisle, PH.D., Medicaid services Specialist; phone: (502) 564-2574, X 2054; Fax: (502) 564-2228.