the point is that it may be more profitable to look at ways of getting that help as the quickest solution to your problems. I have seen Peter's idea and assumed correctly you had tried it. I have certainly had problems myself with computers that I cannot sort without sighted assistance and, if you don't have any neighbour at all you can trust it is necessary to consider all possible ways of getting this help. Taking that laptop down the pub was just one suggestion and I have done this before now myself.
I did a search for RNIB Computer Volunteer and found that BCAB now seems to operate this service. although they also say that RNIB runs it. I don't know for sure and I suppose it doesn't really matter. Anyway, the phone number to ring is 0845 604 2341. This service is intended to help with general hardware and software problems rather than access technology issues. If this fails, is there a local society for the blind near you?
In short, I find it difficult to believe that you cannot get assistance if you really put your mind to it and think "can do" rather than "Can't do".
Regards Graham Graham Page Home Phone: 0207 265 9493 Mobile: 07753 607980 Fax: 0870 706 2773 Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: gabriel_mcbird----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:38 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop not seeming to boot
Graham I can manage to figure out for myself, that getting sighted help canbe useful, and if it were an option today, I'd go for it. As it happened, Peter did offer a solution that might have worked, it's just unfortunate that it isn't the answer in this particular case! - Andy----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:04 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop not seeming to boot | well andy, get to kno your neighbours or something then. It is fairly| pointless us trying to suggest solutions until we have more of an idea of | what is on the screen. It could be anything from the computer booting upin| safe mode to a component failure. If you can't get a neighbour to do it,| take it down the pub and get someone to read it to you. | | Cheers | | Graham | Graham Page | Home Phone: 0207 265 9493 | Mobile: 07753 607980 | Fax: 0870 706 2773 | Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx | MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx | Skype: gabriel_mcbird || ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:21 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop not seeming to boot | | | >I can't, that's the point! - | > | > Andy| > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Saqib" <saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>| > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:45 PM | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Laptop not seeming to boot | > | >| > | Hi. I now it sound pritty obvious. Go into control pannel and check if| > your | > | volume is not muted. It is also on your system tray. | > | | > | From Saqib| > | ----- Original Message ----- | > | From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>| > | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:50 PM | > | Subject: [access-uk] Laptop not seeming to boot | > | | > | | > | > Hi all | > | > | > | > I'm using JFW in 40 min mode on my laptop, and things have been ok | > until | > | > this morning. | > | > | > | > I now can't get the laptop to reboot, when I power on, I get no sound, | > not| > | > even the Vista tinkle tune, and of course, no JFW to tell me if I'mon | > the | > | > log on screen | > | > | > | > I've tried removing the battery, and I've checked if I've muted sound | > by| > | > inadvertently touching the touch pads above the function keys, but I| > don't | > | > seem to have done this, I'm pretty sure I'm not getting to the log on | > | > screen! | > | >| > | > I can't get Narrator to run, and usually if I put a cd in the drive,| > it | > | > would come up playing in WMP, but now the drive just spins up to | > speed, | > | > and | > | > then stops again. | > | > | > | > Any ideas please? 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