Hi Flor and tony, I've been using XP home for about a year and a half now and generally, have had no problem. Occasionally, Windows doesn't shut down, and a re-start is required. The Windows find feature (Windows key F,) seems more complicated than I remember the same feature in Win98; but it's probabally my lack of familiarity. Incidentally, you'll find an 8 part series on Windows XP with jaws, on the Access Technology Institute homepage. I think the classes use jaws 7.0. The classes are free to download, and each one lasts perhaps a little under an hour. check out: http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/ Then go to the "free Windows Training" link. Regards, Eamonn "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx> Sent by: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 28/07/2007 20:00 Please respond to vicsireland To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Subject: [vicsireland] Re: XP Home & Pro Hi Tony, XP Home is more stable than any previous 9X OS, and has been around for several years now so the bugs have been worked out. XP Pro is realy just for business or serious security reasons. Also, you need to have the more expensive - by $300 and more - Pro version of JAWS to operate on XP Pro. ----- Original Message ----- From: "tonysweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "vics" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 7:16 PM Subject: [vicsireland] XP Home & Pro Hi All, I am proposing a Windows upgrade and would like to know how stable is XP Home and XP professional, and how are they with Jaws 8? A work colleague in .I.T at work told me that XP Home is not always stable! How do other users of the product feel about the matter? All the best, Tony Sweeney. ********************************************************************** This communication is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain privileged and/or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disclose, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use the information. Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this email message in error, and delete the copy you have received. For more information on the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner please consult our website at www.orac.ie This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. **********************************************************************