i keep trying. Thanks. m ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Vernaleken" <jfv...@optonline.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Switching From XP To Windows7
:I have been using Windows 7 for a long time and not having any problems. You : must keep up with technology and not live in the dark ages. : : : John : : : -----Original Message----- : From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On : Behalf Of Marilyn Walker : Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 7:45 PM : To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com : Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Switching From XP To Windows7 : : Gerald, I wish I had your fortitude. I'm using my xp right now even after : about four sessions of trying to get windows 7 working for me. I can't even : close windows or shut down with seven and feel cheated by Microsoft's : changing things when it was not necessary to do so. Be strong. Marilyn : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net> : To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> : Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 3:04 PM : Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Switching From XP To Windows7 : : :: :: Hurray! At least I'm not the only one who is happy with XP and has no : plans :: to upgrade to Windows 7 or 8 as long as my computer still works and does :: everything I need it to do. Millions of people will continue to use XP : well :: after support for it ends in April, despite the overblown media hype about :: hacker attacks, and I intend to be one of them. I'm the kind of guy who :: gets aggravated and frustrated easily, and buying a new computer with :: Windows 7 or 8 sounds like a recipe for aggravation. :: :: Gerald :: :: :: ----- Original Message ----- :: From: "Andrew James Bontrager" <andrewbontra...@gmail.com> :: To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> :: Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 2:56 PM :: Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Switching From XP To Windows7 :: :: :: > Below are my opinions. :: > :: > Don't switch to Windows 7. It's just a big hastle. I've had a Windows 7 :: > machine for two months, and I still don't use it regularly. Keep getting :: > automatic updates if you must, but I believe that the XP security risks :: > are hiped by Microsoft to try to push people toward more modern, bloated :: > operating systems. :: > From my experience, you will see all sorts of error messages when trying :: > to instal your favorite programs to Windows 7. Some programs you use : every :: > day will no longer work, some not even in compatibility mode. :: > It seems to me that Windows 7 was not made for a power user but : radically :: > simplified and coolized to simplify the computer at the expense of :: > efficiency. :: > For all around grunt work (sound management, music ripping, document :: > editing, PDF viewing), I'll put XP against Windows 7 any day. :: > :: > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: :: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ :: :: :: For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: :: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ : : : : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
