Hi Seoirse, In relation to your question about downloading jaws updates, it is at least to my knowledge the following: Lets say you purchased jaws 7 in Jan of this year. Over the period of the next 6 or 8 months after you purchased the product, then you can update free of charge. So for example there may be an update to jaws called "jaws 7.1 and again later in the year there may be another update of jaws called jaws 7.2. If you had purchased an "SMA, Service Maintenance Agreement" with your jaws then you will et the next "upgrade of jaws" which might be jaws 8.0 Please note in my message above the words "updates and the word upgrade". An update of jaws usually means a free update but an upgrade of jaws usually means a paid upgrade. Also if you are using a version of jaws older than version "6.0" then you can check within the jaws help menu and press enter on the "about" choice in there to see if you still have an update left to download. Hope this helps. In versions of jaws from "6.0" onwards you can go into the help menu and arrow down to the option where it says "check for updates" to see if you are entitled to another version of jaws. Paul. -----Original Message----- From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Seoirse Neilan Sent: 04 May 2007 13:25 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] Re: jaws with xp Hi Eden, excuse my ignorance but is it possible to download newer versions of Jaws for free....i'm using version 6 or 6.1 or something along those lines ? Regards, Seoirse ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aedan O'Meara" <aomeara@xxxxxx> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 12:50 PM Subject: [vip_students] Re: jaws with xp > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/787 - Release Date: 03/05/2007 14:11 > ******************************************************************** NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ********************************************************************