[nabs-l] JAWS question, please help

Sun Sep 25 00:31:47 UTC 2011

And Windows 8 will be coming out soon, at which time those of us with
older versions, including even Windows 7, will be left in the dust!

Chris

On 9/24/11, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
> I absolutely refuse to go to windows 7. I will stay with XP for as long as I
> possibily can. Yes you can say I am an old timer in that regard. I don't
> have much confidence in Microsoft. For example look at Vista, and how much
> of a screw up that was. What is to say that 7 is any better. Nope, not
> upgrading.
>
> Okay I have digressed, back to the original question. So if it is suppose to
> work, then why is mine not.
>
> Marsha
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Ashley Bramlett
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 4:30 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] JAWS question, please help
>
> IE 8 should work with XP so Marsha shouldn't have a problem. As versions
> advance, they often do not work  work with old software.
> Guess everyone needs to get rid of xp and go to windows 7.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Humberto Avila
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 2:23 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] JAWS question, please help
>
> Hi chriss,
>
> No. sadly, Microsoft  did not make internet explorer 9 to work with windows
> xp, and it is not supported for that operating system. Just like you've been
> hearing about all those trends now that certain programs or functions will
> not work with XP just because XP is not as new and updated as windows 7 and
> even windows vista. E.G. windows media player 12.0 is also not supported by
> windows xp, and some other new applications designed to work with newer
> systems. Did you even hear that Microsoft is dropping support for windows xp
> in 2014?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 11:08 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] JAWS question, please help
>
> Hi Marsha and everyone,
>
> I have IE 9 on Windows 7, but does it work on XP? I'm not sure.
> Humberto, it sounds like version 8 was working for her before now, so
> it should be compatible with XP.
>
> Chris
>
> On 9/24/11, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just because I am using IE 8 doesn't mean it can't work. I would rather
>> figure out why its not working as is, as it was before. I already updated
> to
>> IE 8, and that did not work. So what is going to do for me to update to
> IE9.
>> I would like it to work with what I have, just because an update comes out
>> doesn't mean it's the latest and greatest thing.
>>
>> So if you have any suggestions to why it is now not working, please share.
>>
>> Marsha
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
>> Of Joshua Lester
>> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 11:01 AM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] JAWS question, please help
>>
>> IE 8, is obselete.
>> IE 9 just came out.
>> Get it, and see what happens.
>> Also, Jaws 13 should be out, if I'm not mistaken.
>> If that doesn't work, let me know, and I'll contact Freedom Scientific.
>> I'll E-mail them, so I don't have to deal with that unprofessional hold
>> music.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 9/24/11, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I am using JAWS 12. And I have Internet Explorer 8. when I go to a
>> webpage,
>>> Jaws does not read the page. I know its there, as I can use my other
>> curser
>>> modes, and it will read the page. But when in the PC mode, it reads
>> nothing.
>>> Seems that this just happened a few days ago, before all was fine. I
>>> originally had IE 7, so updated thinking that was the issue. I have
>>> installed all the windows updates, including all the jaws updates.
> Nothing
>>> has seemed to work. This is very baffling to me.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please help!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Marsha
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Chris Nusbaum

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real
problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists. If
a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can
be reduced to a mere physical nuissence." -- Kenneth Jernigan

Visit the I C.A.N. Foundation online at: www.icanfoundation.info for
information on our foundation and how it helps blind and visually
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