well, guess I'll stick with my 2006 then and see if I can get my hands on a 
2007 demo or something to test out for myself, there's nothing else I'd use 
out there.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 11:24 AM
Subject: Fw: Heads up: NortonAntivirus/Norton Internet Security 2007 
incompatib...


> Keep in mind that this is one person's opinion, but I thought maybe people
> should see this who are thinking of buying Norton 2007.  73.
> Harvey Heagy (N.5.H.A.U.)
>
>
> Hello, As a long time user of Symantec products, I am saddened to inform
> everyone that the new Norton 2007 products are no longer compatible with
> Jaws. After purchasing Norton Internet Security 2007, and performing
> extensive testing on it, I've determined the following.
> * A blind person is unable to activate the product without sighted
> assistance. if Jaws is loaded, the Activation program immediately quits,
> rather than displaying its dialogs. This happens during the setup process,
> and causes your installation to be left in an unusable state. Fixing this
> requires sighted assistance to get through the activation process, at 
> which
> time the product (mostly) repairs itself.
> * Once the product is installed, configuration is exceedingly difficult. 
> The
> software is completely inaccessible from the keyboard, Unlike it previous
> versions the interface does not appear to take advantage of the Windows
> built in html rendering facilities, instead using its own rendering 
> method.
> All configuration must be done with the jaws cursor, and Jaws's ability to
> see things like buttons is eratic at best. (admittedly, it may be possible
> to improve this via the use of a tool like Hotspot clicker, but getting to 
> a
> state where you could would require heavy sighted intevention, and its
> questionable as to whether it would be worth it.) * When the product tries
> to alert with Jaws loaded (at least on my machine), it instead blue 
> screens
> and reboots. I tested this with the standard antivirus test. Eicar?
> (not sure on the spelling), which is a harmless .com file intended to do
> nothing but trigger antivirus products. (all products use this as a
> standard, "hello world" test.)
>
> The combination of the three above points leads me to believe that ongoing
> persistance with this product would prove fruitless.
> (Note: while I did not perform testing with Window Eyes, it has been my
> experience in the past that WE has been less effective at accessing the
> Norton interfaces when they were accessible, so I have no reason to 
> believe,
> and hence no inclination to try it, that the situation with 2007 would be
> any better, in fact, I suspect it would be dramaticly worse).
>
> This message is a heads up to advise others not to buy the Norton
> 2007 products. if you are a Norton user, stick with 2006, as that is, at
> least, accessible. If not, then it looks like its now time to find a new
> package.
>