joll69 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 i'm doing a system build for a friend, and he wants to use xp x64 as the os, so he can use 4 gb of ram (all of it)...the machine will be used for alot of production-quality audio creation...the only snag is that he's blind, and uses Freedom Scientific's Jaws 8 program, which doesnt appear to be compatible with 64 bit environments...i've sent a general inquiry e-mail to FS, but figured i'd ask around and see if anyone has tried it..also, there's no mention of vista compatibilty either, and i wondered if anyone's tried that? any information is helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 The best bet is to do what you already have done: contact the manufacturer / writer of the software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joll69 Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 here's the reply i recieved today:Dear -------------:Thank you for contacting Freedom Scientific Support.No, we do not have a JAWS version that supports x64 edition at thistime.Very soon a version of JAWS will be released that supports WindowsVista, JAWS 8.1. You would need to upgrade to JAWS 8 in order to useWindows Vista with JAWS.There is excellent information on JAWS and Windows Vista on the FSPodcast available at:http://www.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/default.aspAs soon as Windows Vista support is available, it will be posted on ourweb site.The upgrade to JAWS 8.1 that will support Windows Vista is a freeupgrade. It will not go against your SMA. If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to contactus.Thank you for choosing Freedom Scientific!If replying to this message, Be sure to include all previouscorrespondence pertaining to this issue so that we might more quicklyassist you.Regards,Grant DowneyTechnical Support SpecialistFreedom Scientifici downloaded the january podcast, and it covered vista extensively...but no mention of 64 or 32 bit with either vista or xp...i'll e-mail back and see if i can get a definitive answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellius Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 (edited) According to that letter they either don't know yet for themselves are they going to release a x64 version or they simply won't. Vista is coming and people are just not sure what to do at this moment. There are so much things that are unknown now to any of us and you are asking them a question that is just too early to be answered. The best thing you can do is wait and look for another software which will work under x64. Edited February 23, 2007 by Dellius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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