Brandon, You might want to review your JAWS specifications. I copied the following from the FS web site: JAWS 64-bit Standard can be used with 64-bit versions of Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Home Basic. JAWS 32-bit Standard can be used with 32-bit versions of Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Basic, and Windows XP Home. Therefore, you only need JAWS for Windows Professional if you are going to use versions of Windows other than those mentioned above. Gary King w4wkz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Brandon Keith To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 9:41 PM Subject: Re: new laptop and JAWS? You need Jaws professional to work with 64 Bit as well as it is very nice to have jaws 12 with windows 7. Hope this helps, Brandon Keith Check out MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brandonkeithcom Also add me on facebook! brandonkeith From: Jim Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 6:58 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: new laptop and JAWS? Hi everyone, Well, I'm on the verge of purchasing a new laptop. I need something faster with a bit more power and definitely more memory. Everything I see now has Windows 7 premium or home edition, which is fine. However, my main concern is whether or not I need to be aware of anything when purchasing the new computer. Does the fact that it is 64 bit mean anything regarding JAWS? I will probably also be getting Office 2010. Will I have any real problems with JAWS and will there be some settings I'll need to change or can I basically install JAWS and use it out of the box? I need to definitely learn Windows 7 and Office 2010, so I figured since I'm looking for a new laptop that it would be the perfect time. Oh, are there any brands that work better than others? Thanks! Jim