[access-uk] Re: GW Connect and updating Skype client
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 10:12:29 +0100
Hi Chris,
We're not talking of Skype, Kevin went off at a tangent I think. We're
talking about Revo Uninstaller.
All the best
Steve
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Christopher Hallsworth
Sent: 06 August 2014 08:18
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: GW Connect and updating Skype client
Well it showed up on my machine, I just installed the latest Skype as of
today, no object navigation was necessary. I was able to both switch to
compact view and check the enable accessibility mode check box.
On 05/08/2014 21:34, Kevin Cussick wrote:
> Sadly none of these options seem to show up using Nvda. Maybe with
> object nav but I still find this a bit of a chore as I don't use it much.
>
> On 05/08/2014 14:05, Steve Nutt wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> You need to make sure you wait until it is fully loaded, this can take
>> some
>> time.
>>
>> Also in Options, General, Show All Updates, then you'll get them all.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Steve
>>
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of
>> Kevin Cussick
>> Sent: 05 August 2014 11:30
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: GW Connect and updating Skype client
>>
>> Interesting enough I am not happy with revo, the reason is because it
>> doesn't seem to show all the programs that are installed on my computer.
>>
>> I have 114 programs and it only shows something like 90! when I go
>> into programs and features all show up and they can be uninstalled ideas?
>>
>> On 05/08/2014 06:11, Paul Warner wrote:
>>> Glad to report that Revouninstall (freeware version) worked and that I
>>> now have the latest version of Skype working on my system.
>>>
>>> I was aware that the main Skype client was accessible using NVDA as I do
>>> but I persisted in using GW Connect out of habit I suppose. It's always
>>> better when the mainstream apps are fully accessible since they tend to
>>> provide more features than the ghetto versions.
>>>
>>> Thanks to all who helped.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>> On 04/08/2014 21:50, Steve Nutt wrote:
>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>
>>>> No, never seen this to be honest. I retired GWC last week and am using
>>>> Skype with the Window-Eyes Skype Enhanced app with no problems.
>>>>
>>>> All the best
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>> Behalf Of
>>>> Paul Warner
>>>> Sent: 04 August 2014 17:26
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] GW Connect and updating Skype client
>>>>
>>>> Having heard that GW Connect is to be permanently 'disconnected' and
>>>> killed off on account of Microsoft dropping the Skype API, I thought it
>>>> was about time to revert to the usual Skype application.
>>>>
>>>> The version of Skype I have on my Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit machine
>>>> is 6.10. When I ran it, a message popped up, saying that this version
>>>> could no longer run and I needed to get the latest version of Skype. A
>>>> few steps later, I was running the Skype installer.
>>>>
>>>> Then I got a message saying that the updating had been aborted since my
>>>> previous version could not be removed. That was that. After a reboot,
>>>> I tried to uninstall my existing version of Skype using Control Panel.
>>>> A Windows error message reported that something or other did not match
>>>> the stuff on my system. Hitting the Browse button in this message box
>>>> showed that the uninstall program was looking for a file called
>>>> skype.msi. A search for this file using the Start menu yielded no
>>>> results.
>>>>
>>>> This now means that my existing Skype 6.10 will not run, it cannot be
>>>> uninstalled and the new version cannot be installed since it requires
>>>> the old one to go away. Has anyone else experienced this?
>>>>
>>>> Note that I uninstalled GW Connect before attempting the Skype update.
>>>> I hope that uninstalling GWC did not remove the required information...
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
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