I had this very same problem when I installed JAWS 10 many months ago. I reported it to FS and they agreed it was a bug that needed to be fixed. I removed JAWS 10 and went back to JAWS 9. I installed JAWS 11 when it came available. I was not enamored with JAWS 10. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: robert Doc Wright To: jaws users list Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:21 Subject: jaws not reading text fields I just recetly installed jaws 10 on an xp pro laptop. When I open notepad it acts as if nothing is there. though if turn on window eyes it reads just fine. What might I have overlooked during installation.