Thanks Jackie, it seems from what Carol says, that this won't help if JFW comes up mute after upgrading video drivers - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:14 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | Hi Andy | | I've never used it, but if you go to the JFWLite website, it says | QuickMix allows you to store all or part of the current state of your audio | mixer in a settings file, and to restore the mixer to that state whenever | you want. | | There is also a link there to download it. | | Jackie | | | Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx | Skype Name: Cairnsplace | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 12:58 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | | | > What is quickmix? What does it do? - | > | > Andy | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 12:30 AM | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | > | > | > | Yes! Quickmix is a good solution as long as your sound is still | > actually | > | working. | > | ----- Original Message ----- | > | From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 10:47 PM | > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | > | | > | | > | > Well, I've had the "mute" problem a couple of times. | > | > | > | > Wouldn't be without easy access to my QuickMix settings though I can't | > | > recall whether they actually got me out of the Mute problem. | > | > | > | > -- | > | > Carol | > | > carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx | > | > | > | > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > | > From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> | > | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:51 PM | > | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | > | > | > | > | > | >> Yes, and I concur with that. If you get the volume suddenly mute, | > what | > | >> then? | > | >> | > | >> Jackie | > | >> | > | >> Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx | > | >> Skype Name: Cairnsplace | > | >> ----- Original Message ----- | > | >> From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | >> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 8:16 PM | > | >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | > | >> | > | >> | > | >>>I agree. A friend of mine updated hissound card drivers a while ago | > and | > | >>>lost sound in the process. He had to wait until he had someone with | > | >>>sight to sort it out. | > | >>> ----- Original Message ----- | > | >>> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | >>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | >>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 8:11 PM | > | >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | > | >>> | > | >>> | > | >>> Again, McGillicuddy! | > | >>> | > | >>> Yes, and as an example, the volume goes lower, and that | > | >>> always happens with the poor guy who is hard of hearing - | > | >>> and I just happen to be on the end of the support call. | > | >>> | > | >>> Perhaps in 8 to 9 cases out of 10, sighted help isn't needed | > | >>> after all, but I generally hear from the exceptions who are | > | >>> absolutely desperate. | > | >>> | > | >>> So what's wrong with trying to act responsibly and advising | > | >>> caution? | > | >>> | > | >>> George. | > | >>> | > | >>> -----Original Message----- | > | >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | >>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt | > | >>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:25 PM | > | >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | > | >>> | > | >>> Hi George, | > | >>> | > | >>> Again, sound drivers have always worked when I have updated | > | >>> them. The | > | >>> screen reader stays with you, until you have to reboot, then | > | >>> the update | > | >>> kicks in. Sometimes the volume is a bit lower, but that's | > | >>> all. | > | >>> | > | >>> All the best | > | >>> | > | >>> Steve | > | >>> | > | >>> -----Original Message----- | > | >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | >>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of | > | >>> George Bell | > | >>> Sent: Friday 15 February 2008 16:43 | > | >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | >>> 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 - | > 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