yes and I don't believe there is a "fix" for live and j10, the only fixes I know of is either; 1. go back to windows messenger. or 2. upgrade your jaws to j-12 sorry, elf Moderator, Blind Access Help Owner: Alacorn Computer Enterprises Specialists in customized computers and peripherals - own the might and majesty of a Alacorn! www.alacorncomputer.com proprietor, The Grab Bag, for blind computer users and programmers http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:28 PM Subject: RE: JAWS and Windows Messenger Howdy, I just installed Windows Live yesterday, so I'm running that particular version. I'm also running JFW 10.0.1139. What has now been happening is that my friend types something in, and JAWS will read it the first time but when I try to use my jaws cursor or other commands, I can't get it to read anything but graphics and the menu bar. It's annoying. From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:41 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: JAWS and Windows Messenger 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