Hi Jenny, I think you should be able to upgrade free to Jaws510 which was the last one before the rewrite to jaws7 and 8. I use this all the time for preference and find it fine for ordinary use with XP. Regards Aedan O'Meara. -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of janeobrien Sent: 03 May 2007 20:14 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] jaws with xp hi all you computer buffs, maybe someone can advise me please. i am using xp home edition with jaws 4.5, i am wondering if i should upgrade my jaws to 7-8 as sometimes i have problems particularly with the internet. of course it could be that i am a mere beginner. someone help. thank you in advance. jenny