Re: Jaws version/edition

  • From: "Lois Goodine" <al415@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:38:41 -0700

I've been told by FS people that the reason for the cost difference is that Microsoft charges FS more to
use it for business. So if you use XP Professional with Jaws, your license will cost more even though it is the same thing. Crazy!
Lois Goodine.----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Jaws version/edition



What I'd like to understand, then, is, if there aren't any functional
differences between the two authorizations, then it sounds as if you're
being made to pay extra sort of arbitrarily? Or, once you have the
authorization for the Pro version, are you able to use functions that would
remain dormant and invisible if you only had standard authorization? Is
that question clear? Anyone know? There must be something more to this
than just charging extra for no practical reason, yes?
ctical invsible
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Jaws version/edition



Jaws pro and Jaws Standard are precisely the same software. The actual difference is in the authorization.

You pay mor for the Pro authorization which is required to run under XP pro,
2000 and I believe NT. Because the code is exactly the same Jaws will run on
any Windows version in demo mode but only the Pro authorization will run
outside of demo mode on XP Pro, 2000 and NT. It will run on all other
versions of Windows too but the Standard authorization will not run outside
of demo mode on XP Pro, 2000 or NT.


There is really only one version of Jaws but two versions of the
authorization key.

Hope this makes it clearer.


Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada DLeavens@xxxxxxx Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.


----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Wong" <allanwkf@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 11:48 AM
Subject: Jaws version/edition



hi all,

I'm intrusted to know more about this.

I'm not stay in US and oviously i dont know what is the different between
the pro edition and the standard edition of jaws. 1
question i wish to ask, if there is a standard and pro edition of jaws,
why at the freedomscientific.com page we just found only 1
version of the download?

2nd. I have 2 computer running windowsXP pro and a laptop running
windowsXP home, but this 3 system is only use the same copy of
jaws that I've downloaded from the freedomscientific.com page, so is this
jaws pro or jaws standard?

of caurse I don't have the original jaws 7.10 cd because I am entitle for
the free upgrade from 7.0. so, who can tell me, the jaws
that i've download from freedomscientific.com is a pro or a standard?

Regards,
Allan Wong
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Benoit" <reb503@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 23:15
Subject: Jaws version/edition



Hi all,

I am probably the least adept user of Jaws on this list and have learned a
lot of things from all of you that would have taken a lot longer to learn
on
my own. So thanks to you all.


I think we have to be more precise in the terminology we are using to
discuss this subject, so here goes.  Edition of Jaws:  either Standard or
Pro.   Version: This is only the number that defines how up-to-date the
copy
of Jaws is.  If we use these terms interchangably there will be
misunderstandings as is evident from previous posts.

There are two ways to find the "Edition".
1. Go to www.fsactivate.com and follow the steps. This will require you
to
enter your serial number.
2. Go to Start then P then J then down arrow to Tools then right arrow
then
down arrow to ILM Authorization Viewer and enter on this. You will have
to
wait awhile for the information to be displayed. This method was
provided
to the list by Anthony a few days ago and although it was accurate it took
me awhile to figure out, that is why I have been so detailed.


Both of these procedures will give the "Edition" and other details but not
the full "Version" number, only 6.0, 7.0, etc.


I recently purchased a laptop with a Windows XP "Edition" other than Home.
This required me to upgrade to Jaws Professional. I was told that it
would
take up to 48 hours for it to be available for download. I waited the
required time, and as I did not have the laptop yet, I intended to install
it on two desktops. I downloaded it to one of them three times and as the
"Version" numbers are exactly the same and there is no distinction as to
"Editions", the only way I knew the difference is the number of upgrades I
had remaining. This computer was running XP Home so it would have worked
anyway. I finally called FS and they immediately made it possible to
download the Jaws Pro. The quention arises, "Does it make any difference
which Jaws Edition is on a Windows XP Home machine ?" Probably not,
because
the additional features of Jaws Pro aren operative anyway.


There is probably a reason, but I don't understand why the "Edition" isn't
provided in the "About Jaws" in the Jaws Help menu. All this is probably
"much ado about nothing" because I doubt that it is possible to run the
wrong "Edition" of Jaws without knowing it, i.e. it will run in demo mode.


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