Hi all, I hope this is not to off topic for this list but as I want to make audio files I would think it should be ok. I am thinking of doing a reformat but it will be a very last resort! I have been using text aloud for years now with grate results I convert text books into mp3 files it has always worked until a couple of weeks ago. I bought the latest scan soft voices from nextup.com and installed the latest version of text aloud now when I load book into text aloud it starts to convert the file and when it gets to converting the wov to an mp3 it crashes the whole computer I have allot of tts stuff on this computer I have the bsc talking clock which has stopped working it says the licence file is not valid for this computer!! Now when the computer crashes the computer reboots and I get a message saying that the system has recovered from a serious error would you like to report this to Microsoft, I have tried to do a system restore but my system restore does not seem to be working!! I have turned the system restore off on my backup drive so don't know if that is what is making the restore not work. I have uninstalled text aloud and reinstalled the program again and I have uninstalled d all my next up voices and reinstalled now I'm really stuck for ideas I don't want to reformat if I don't have to but I think I will have to try and get some sighted help and do it so if anyone can help I would be most grateful. Thanks for any help anyone can give on this matter you can e-mail me off list if you prefer. all the best. Kevin Cussick e-mail mm0tmg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq