Even better, go to www.whitestick.co.uk and download it. Iain ----- Original Message ----- From: "roger south" <roger.south@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:44 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Media Center again Hi Andy If you reckon you may be up and running now why not do a Gogle and find the Belarc Advisor software to download and install on your system. This application is a veritable mine of information bout your computer and helps tremendously when you have problems. Roger Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:47 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Media Center again > HKi there George. > > Thanks very much for the offer of telephone assistance. That was very > nice > of you, as usual. However, I did, with some help from the list, manage to > get into Properties last night and WindowEyes announced that I was running > Windows Media Centre. D.J kindly sent me a direct link for the SP2 and I > managed to do this theis morning. All I need to dow is change from DEC 32 > Access for Windows to Eloquence. I'm thinking George, the reason why I'm > virtually unable to comprehend what WindowEyes is saying is that this new > computer's speaker system is not really that good. So I thought that for > the time-being, I'd change to Eloquence to make life a bit easier. Not > going to change to the JAWS keyboard though as I need to give WindowEyes a > chance and learn some of the commands. > > Thanks again for your assistance. > > Best wishes. > Andy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:11 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Media Center again > > >> Hi Andy, >> >>> Why when I do Run and type in Command, then Ver, do I get >> Microsoft XP=20 >> Professional version 5.1? >> >> The version from the Command Prompt CANNOT be used to >> indicate the actual version in use. It is merely an >> indication of the BASIC core product - in other words >> Windows XP. >> >> Both Windows XP Professional and XP Home here say they are >> Version 5.1.2600. >> >> I'm not sure why you are not getting the Properties dialog >> read for you when selected via My Computer, but if you want >> to give me a call, we can take another look. The General >> Tab of Properties should tell you: >> >> 1) System: Operating system, version and any Service Pack >> Level. >> >> 2) Registered to: Your name, Company (if any) and Product >> key. >> >> 3) Manufactured and supported by: This will indicate if it >> is a Microsoft supplied version of Windows or an OEM >> version. It may also tell you the processor used, Speed, >> and amount of memory (RAM) >> >> George. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- 20.02 >> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 11:10 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Media Center again >> >> >>> Hi Andy, >>> >>> When in System Properties, get on the general tab, then >> press >>> Control-Shift-W. Window-Eyes will read you the whole >> screen and give you >>> what you want. Or you can arrow around that screen with >> the number pad >>> arrow keys, which move the mouse. >>> >>> All the best >>> -- >>> Computer Room Services: >>> the long cane for blind computer users. >>> Telephone Low-call: 08452 606 277 >>> International: +44(0)1438 742286, >>> Fax: +44(0)1438 759589 >>> mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, >>> Email: mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf=20 >>> Of >>> Andy Logue >>> Sent: 12 March 2007 22:45 >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Media Center again >>> >>> Hi Dean. >>> >>> Sorry Mate, I'm using WindowEyes on that computer and to >> be honest, I have >>> only started using Windows so don't know the correct >> keystroke to use. >>> >>> I went into System and within this there were a couple of >> sub directories, >>> namely: General: Computer Name: Hardware: Advanced: System >> Restore: >>> Automatic Updates and Remote. I have gone into each of >> these with >>> WindowEyes and tabbed though the various options but still >> cannot find >>> anything relating to my current OS? Which directory >> should I be looking=20 >>> in. >>> >>> If I knew this, then perhaps I can use the Windoweyes >> cursor to read >>> everything on that particular page. >>> >>> Thanks for your advice. >>> >>> Best wishes. >>> Andy >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dean Wilcox" <wilcoxdean@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 9:59 PM >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Media Center again >>> >>> >>>> You can check what version of OS you have by going to >> system >>>> properties, shortcut windows key and pause where pause is >> the right >>>> key on the very top of the keyboard, the right of the >> three keys to >>>> the right of the twelve function keys. Then use your >> mouse keys to >>>> find out, for example part of my window says: >>>> >>>> System: >>>> Microsoft Windows XP >>>> Home Edition >>>> Version 2002 >>>> Service Pack 2 >>>> >>>> >>>> At 21:41 12/03/2007, you wrote: >>>>>Hi all. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>I recently purchased the Zoostorm 2-5402 from PC Next >> Day. This runs on >>>>>the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition, >> though a copy of XP >>>>>Professional was installed to assist customers set the >> system up. I >>>>>received a pack titled something like Media Center Quick >> Start. This >>>>>contained three CD's. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Over the weekend my wife Pauline assisted me install the >> Media Center >>>>>disks >>>>>and almost immediately, I was asked for files from SP2 >> and advised to >>>>>insert >>>>>my disk. Well, I was not provided with SP2 on any of the >> disks that came >>>>>with the computer, so I decided just to insert the three >> Media Center >>>>>disks. >>>>>Well, my computer looked as though it was busy for about >> half an hour=20 >>>>>then >>>>>asked me to re-boot. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Once back on the Desk-top, nothing looked any different >> from the XP Pro >>>>>set >>>>>up I had prior to installing, so I ran Run and typed in >> Command then Ver >>>>>and >>>>>was told that I was running Microsoft Windows XP version >> 5.1. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Is this the Media Center OS? If not how can I find out >> if it has been >>>>>installed. And, should there be any visible difference >> in the appearance >>>>>or >>>>>anything? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Also, just in case it has not installed, then perhaps I >> should visit >>>>>Microsoft and get the XP Pro SP2, then attempt again to >> install the Media >>>>>Center disks? 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