what are the work arounds steave and how did u install jaws did u install it in compatibility mode or did u install it directly On 2/21/12, Griffiths, Steve <Steve.Griffiths@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I can't help with Austin's question, but I've got JAWS 13 running on the > Windows 8 Developer Preview quite happily. I installed it a while back > and don't recall any problems getting it on there. Freedom Scientific > won't support it, and there are areas where it doesn't work, but I've > found workarounds for most of these. > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of LaMcAs > Sent: 20 February 2012 20:12 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Problem with jaws on win8 > > Jaws DOES NOT WORK with Windows 8 as has been mentions numerous times > before Austin. > > HJ will NOT be releasing a Windows 8 version until the new release is > definite, and this has been reported openly by various people. > > You keep forgetting you are running the preview of W8 which is primarily > for DEVELOPERS and other people use it at their own risk and at this > point in time NO SOFTWARE is guaranteed to work with W8 and certainly > any problems you come across are unlikely to be resolvable by members of > this list as we do not write the software. > > Austin you obviously don't have much technical nouse so why don't you > just leave W8 until you can learn to overcome the problems you are > having, which will not be overcome until software vendor release W8 > version of their software. > > This isn't the first time you have asked from program specific help on > W8 which for some reason you seem to think everyone knows the answer - > no one will until software is released that specifically says "Windows 8 > Compatible" or something similar. > > If you insist on playing with Windows 8 then I'm afraid just like all > those other people in the same situation you will keep coming up against > problems. > Even after the W8 release at the end of the month will not guarantee any > program working with it, it just means W8 is at a stage where MS think > it is ready for the public to run it and see how they get on with it, > and hopefully feedback to MS and other software vendors their findings. > > Larry > London, UK > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of austin pinto > Sent: 20 February 2012 14:39 > To: blindwindows8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; access uk; accessindia; Voice Vision. > Subject: [access-uk] Problem with jaws on win8 > > hi all i could install jaws on win 8 but after reinstalling windows8 i > am unable to install jaws the installer will open and load talking > installer but after loading i get a error could not open the > installation package verify that it exists or contect application > supplyer what to do i can install all softwair exept jaws > > > -- > email austinpinto.xaviers@xxxxxxxxx > alternat email austin.pinto@xxxxxxxxxxx > facebook www.facebook.com/austinpinto.xaviers > orkut > www.orkut.com/austinpinto.xaviers > twitter > www.twitter.com/austinmpinto > > join me on google + > surch for +austin > > join my professional network on linktin > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > To report this e-mail as Spam, please forward it to: > spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -- > February is Service Matters month! 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