Hi Chris, Out of interest, why preferably the personal edition? Just because it is cheaper, or does the pro version have accessibility issues? Incidentally, I tried this program, and it messed up the registry on a test machine I have. Personally I wouldn't touch it. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Hallsworth Sent: Friday 15 February 2008 11:07 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Driver agent.com Hi, in terms of a registry cleaner, try Advanced Windows Care, preferably the Personal Edition, from www.iobit.com. Hope that helps. Andy Collins wrote: > Hi Steve - > > Thanks Yep, got that now, and the scan showed that a small number of > my drivers were out of date, they then want 30 dollars to allow me to > download the latest ones! I thought there was a free driver update > site somewhere. I also need [or think I might] a registry cleaner, if > you or somebody else can recommend one. > > All my problems with this machine seem to be to do with sound, CDEX > locks up my PC, Windows media player Unloads JFW, and also freezes the > PC at other times; PowerDVD when I had it on here would also freeze the PC. > > I'd love to get to the bottom of this, anybody any thoughts to what > might be the problem? > > Thanks - > > Andy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:10 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Driver agent.com > > > | Hi Andy, > | > | To click on the information bar, press Alt-N when you get this > | message, > then > | space bar, and then arrow down to Install Active X. > | > | All the best > | > | Steve > | > | -----Original Message----- > | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > | Behalf > Of > | Andy Collins > | Sent: Thursday 14 February 2008 11:06 > | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Driver agent.com > | > | Steve - > | > | I'm having a problem with trying to install the active X programme, > | the website gives me this message: > | > | "The Internet Explorer information bar has temporarily blocked the > | installation of the ActiveX control that is required to run the > DriverAgent > | scan. > | > | To allow Internet Explorer to install the required ActiveX control, > | please complete the following steps: > | > | Step 1 > | > | Click the Internet Explorer information bar to display install options. > | > | Step 2 > | > | From the displayed ActiveX information bar menu, select Install > | ActiveX Control > | > | Please Note: If you have arrived on this page and do not see an > | Internet Explorer Information bar, please check our ActiveX problem page." > | > | I can't see an Internet Explorer information bar I clicked on their > "active > | x problem" link, but nothing happened! > | > | I've looked in Internet options on the tool bar, and looked under > | the security tab, and have changed active x from disable to enable, > | but that doesn't seem to make any differencce! > | > | So, How do I allow for an active x control to install? > | > | Thanks - > | > | Andy > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > | Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:17 AM > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Driver agent.com > | > | > || Hi Ray, > || > || You are right, it needs the Active X control to perform the scan. > || > || All the best > || > || Steve > || > || -----Original Message----- > || From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > || Behalf > | Of > || Ray's Home > || Sent: Thursday 14 February 2008 00:07 > || To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > || Subject: [access-uk] Re: Driver agent.com > || > || Andy, hope someone adds useful knowledge on this one from actual > || use of > | the > || Driver Agent site, but it doesn't really surprise me it is asking > || to > | install > || or use this Active X plug-in or extention. I think the on-line > | anti-spyware > || and anti-virus scans do this too. No harm in being careful. > || > || > || Cheers, > || From Ray > || I can be contacted off-list at: > || mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx > || > || > || -----Original Message----- > || Andy Collins > || Subject: [access-uk] Driver agent.com > || > || > || Hi all > || > || With a view to trying to repair my NEC dvd_rw nd1300a drive, I have > || found > || > || www.driveragent.com > || > || This website scanns one's computer and informs of the latest driver > | updates. > || When I clicked to allow this, I got a pop up message from Internet > | Explorer > || regarding the installation of active X, which the website says it > || needs > to > || install ahead of scanning my PC. > || > || Firstly, has anybody used this website, and is it safe? 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