[access-uk] Re: GW Connect and updating Skype client

  • From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 14:07:17 +0100

Hi,

Changing the view doesn't seem to be accessible with Window-Eyes.

All the best

Steve

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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Doris &Hubby Chris
Sent: 05 August 2014 12:13
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: GW Connect and updating Skype client

Revo will show all programs that are also listed in windows' native 
add/remove program applet.

Make sure you put revo in detail and not icon view.

hth

Doris

At 06:30 AM 8/5/2014, you wrote:
>Interesting enough I am not happy with revo,   the reason is because 
>it doesn't seem to show all the programs that are installed on my computer.
>
>I have 114 programs and it only shows something like 90!   when I go 
>into programs and features all show up and they can be uninstalled ideas?
>
>On 05/08/2014 06:11, Paul Warner wrote:
>>Glad to report that Revouninstall (freeware version) worked and that I
>>now have the latest version of Skype working on my system.
>>
>>I was aware that the main Skype client was accessible using NVDA as I do
>>but I persisted in using GW Connect out of habit I suppose.  It's always
>>better when the mainstream apps are fully accessible since they tend to
>>provide more features than the ghetto versions.
>>
>>Thanks to all who helped.
>>
>>Paul
>>
>>
>>On 04/08/2014 21:50, Steve Nutt wrote:
>>>Hi Paul,
>>>
>>>No, never seen this to be honest.  I retired GWC last week and am using
>>>Skype with the Window-Eyes Skype Enhanced app with no problems.
>>>
>>>All the best
>>>
>>>Steve
>>>
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>Behalf Of
>>>Paul Warner
>>>Sent: 04 August 2014 17:26
>>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [access-uk] GW Connect and updating Skype client
>>>
>>>Having heard that GW Connect is to be permanently 'disconnected' and
>>>killed off on account of Microsoft dropping the Skype API, I thought it
>>>was about time to revert to the usual Skype application.
>>>
>>>The version of Skype I have on my Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit machine
>>>is 6.10.  When I ran it, a message popped up, saying that this version
>>>could no longer run and I needed to get the latest version of Skype.  A
>>>few steps later, I was running the Skype installer.
>>>
>>>Then I got a message saying that the updating had been aborted since my
>>>previous version could not be removed.  That was that.  After a reboot,
>>>I tried to uninstall my existing version of Skype using Control Panel.
>>>A Windows error message reported that something or other did not match
>>>the stuff on my system.  Hitting the Browse button in this message box
>>>showed that the uninstall program was looking for a file called
>>>skype.msi.  A search for this file using the Start menu yielded no
>>>results.
>>>
>>>This now means that my existing Skype 6.10 will not run, it cannot be
>>>uninstalled and the new version cannot be installed since it requires
>>>the old one to go away.  Has anyone else experienced this?
>>>
>>>Note that I uninstalled GW Connect before attempting the Skype update.
>>>I hope that uninstalling GWC did not remove the required information...
>>>
>>>Paul
>>>
>>>
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