Hi George - I've 1024 of ram, and about 80GB HD space on this machine. All Microsoft updates are installed. You asked: "have you | checked Windows Update to see what it thinks needs hardware | updates for?" I'm not sure where to do this? I'm using XPHome with service pack2 Any more thoughts? - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 4:43 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | Hi Andy, | | Video and Sound drivers are the two most risky areas where | screen readers are concerned. It's always safer to have | sighted help to hand. | | BTW, how much memory do you have in your system, and how | much free hard drive space have you got? | | Likewise, what operating system and version of it? Does the | system have all the critical updates applied, and have you | checked Windows Update to see what it thinks needs hardware | updates for? | | George. | | -----Original Message----- | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins | Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 4:27 PM | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | | Hi George - | | This feels a bit scary then, if I listen to some people, | they say "make sure | all your drivers are up to date" but in the case of the ATI | drivers it sound | best to leave well alone. I'm trying to sort out this | problem I have when | trying to rip music cds, or use Windows Media Player, where | my PC keeps | freezing, and was wondering if the ATI drivers might be | causing the problem? | | The scan of my PC for drivers produced an update driver for | my serial bus; | could installing this create problems too? | | These websites recommending an update to drivers make it all | sound so easy, | but it isn't in reality <smile> - | | Andy | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 4:11 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | | || Hi Andy, || || You don't need to uninstall the old ATI drivers, but I'd | be || a shade wary about installing new video drivers without || sighted help to hand. It will most likely break the video || chain to your screen reader, leaving you without speech, | and || the necessity to re-install your screen reader. || || George. || || -----Original Message----- || From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins || Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 3:34 PM || To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx || Subject: [access-uk] Help with drivers please || || Hi all - || || I'm pasting my message from yesterday here again, as it | got || no responce, and || I'm sure there are people on this list that can help, so || please do if you || can, it's always apreciated. || || Start of message: || || Hi all - || || Ok, a scan of my PC tells me that certain drivers need || updating, and I'm || trying to understand quite what to do, and what I need to || download! || || When I click on the link from driveragent.com to update | the || driver, the page || that comes up says: || || "The following packages will provide display drivers and || capture drivers || that can be used with various video capture programs." || || And then it lists what is in the package, the first thing || being the display || driver, is this all I'll need, or will I need the rest of || the package that || includes things like 'catalyst control centre' or the 'WDM || Integrated || Driver.' || || Can I ask too, if I need to uninstall from 'add/remove' || within the control || panel, the existing ati drivers that these updates are to || replace? || || Thanks as ever - || || Andy || | | | ** 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 | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free. | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net ** 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