From Freedom Scientific Tech Support Bulletin Issued March, 2004: If you are using a Windows 9x operating system, JAWS cannot read the contents of combo boxes in Internet Explorer. If you enter forms mode on a combo box, JAWS does not read any text when you navigate and your Braille display only shows the item position and count. For example, you see, "1 of 3," instead of "Sample Item 1 of 3." Solution: To read combo boxes with Windows 9x operating systems, you must edit the text of the configuration (.jcf) file for Internet Explorer. This can be done with any text editor, such as Notepad, but should never be done using a word processing program like Word because the format of the configuration file will be changed, rendering the file unusable. It is recommended that you create a backup of any configuration file that you modify, in case you make an error while editing the file. NOTE: These steps assume that you have installed JAWS in the default folder, C:\JAWS50. 1. Press WINDOWS Key+R. 2. Type "notepad \JAWS50\Settings\ENU\Internet Explorer 5-6.jcf" and press ENTER to open the file Internet Explorer 5-6.jcf in Notepad. 3. Press ALT+E then F; type "OSM" and press ENTER. 4. Press ESC to close the Find dialog box. Press END and then press ENTER to create a blank line under the [OSM] section heading. 5. Type "IgnoreTransparentSpaces=1" exactly as shown. 6. Press ALT+F then S, to save your changes. Press ALT+F4 to quit Notepad. 7. Quit and then restart JAWS. When you start Internet Explorer, JAWS will read combo boxes correctly. HTH, Steve Lansing, MI -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx