hello there; well, if your using windows live 2011, you need to, 1, open messenger, 2, shift+tab until you hear; toggle layout button, and press enter. now, you should be able to see your contact list, online/offline, and you should be able to read the messages. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 2:17 PM Subject: JAWS and Windows Messenger Howdy, I am needing to use Windows Live Messenger very soon. I've loaded it on to my Vista machine with JAWS 10. I know.I know, I need to upgrade, and will do that in a while. Anyway, when trying to use it with someone, I couldn't get JAWS to read the messages that I was typing or the messages that my friend was typing to me. I used to use it on a Netbook computer with Windows XP and JAWS 10, but something's different here. Do I need specific scripts or certain commands to use it? It's kind of necessary. Thanks. Jim