You could transfer all your programs and such with a program like PcMover.
The problem comes in as far as the operating system. This is for technical
as well as operational and security reasons.
From a technical standpoint, you'd need to make sure that the hardware on
the new machine would work with your old operating system. Also, you'd have
to get a machine without an operating system which usually means building
your own or having somebody build it to your specifications. That's doable,
but these days, you can buy a system for less money than you can build it.
From an operational and security standpoint, you now have XP Home. XP
support is going away, the support will end in 2014. This means after 2014,
you will no longer be getting any updates for security holes and threats.
Additionally, XP is inherently more security flawed than Windows 7.
The drawback to updating for you might be financial. For Win 7, you'll
really need Jaws 11. For Vista, Jaws 8 is the earliest version I think,
although Jaws 9 is better in my opinion. And, since most commercial vendors
are peddling the 64-bit editions of Vista and Win 7, this means you'll need
at least Jaws 10 since that is the first version that supported a 64-bit
edition. Because Jaws and really any screen-reader, buries itself so deeply
in the operating system, earlier versions won't work on 64-bit operating
systems, even though other run-of-the-mill 32-bit programs will work.
Steve
Lansing, MI
----- Original Message -----
From: "rich" <rcha...@bellsouth.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Computer advice.
I apologize for jumping in a little late and not quite being familiar with
all of the posts.
I may also be in the market for something new.
With an old Dell PC with XP homeand working software.
Instead of purchasing more memory for $100.00. Would it be worth it just
to buy a new PC?
Could I transfer the operating system and everything else to something
with a faster processor and more memory?
Thanks.
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scorpio Forever" <scorpio...@gmail.com>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Computer advice.
Hi Steve,
While the specs are nice, although those specs are the bare minimum in my
opinion, the fact is, if you're going to run Jaws 11 on a computer
running
Windows 7 64 bit edition, there is absolutely no point in using that
computer unless it's got at least 4 gigs of RAM, otherwise the thing will
be
slower than molasses.
If she wanted a slow computer, she might as well keep the one she has and
save her money.
A second point I would make is that a 320 gig hard drive will become
obsolete in less than three months, if they aren't already, so why pay
all
that money for something that will be obsolete in less than three months.
The minimum one can get just in a laptop alone is 500 gigs, unless one is
getting a net book, in which case, the biggest I've seen is a 250 hard
drive, and these are solid state drives, so, again, why would she pay 250
dollars for a computer that only has 2 gigs of RAM and a 320 gig drive,
it
wouldn't make sense.
Heck, if I'm not mistaken, with all the features of Windows 7, the darn
OS
will fill that 320 gigger in a matter of days. Smile.
In any case, at the very least, if she isn't planning on upgrading in the
near future, then I would definitely say that using a computer with those
specs and running Jaws 11 64 bit edition would just make using the
computer
way too tedious.
Scorpio
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