Hi there,Windows 2k can only be upgradable to XP Pro only. Your friend doesn't have to reformat the hard drive if he's going to use XP Pro. If your friend uses 2000, then that person is effectively using JAWS Pro. If your friend is going to use JAWS Standard with XP Home, then you'll need to reformat it (JAWS Standard will only work on XP Home). I do not have the steps right now, but somebody who've done it might help you. You'll need a Windows XP CD in order to do it (there is an excellent podcast done by Rick Harmon about unattended Windows XP installation).
Cheers, Joseph
----- Original Message -----From: "Robbie Curtis"
<essence64@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 20:13:20 -0500 Subject: Question for a Friend
Wonder if you guys can help me with
something:
My friend has a computer with Windows 2000 onit and would like to use Windows XP instead so that he can use JAWS Standard. He doesn't have the money to get JAWS Professional. Windows 2000 won't let him downgrade, so I told him that he probably needs to reformat the hard drive and then install Windows XP. If this is true, can you provide me with written step-by-step instructions on what needs to be done?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: 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