Chris I wouldn't bother with Guide as you only get a 30 day demo and time and time people need to contact Guide TS for support issues as there isn't a lot that can go wrong. You can only run Guide or Windows applications not both. I have a couple of people using Guide and the only way I can check their pc is to close Guide and then there is no speech. Guide is good for those people who just want simple pc stuff like email, word processing and internet, pod casts and radio. It is a good one for all package as usually everything a vi person would want to do for basic stuff is there. Exceptions include for example to be able to use the scanning part of Guide the scanner has to be installed in Windows and then the user would need sighted help as there is no speech nor magnification. For the likes of most people on this list Guide really is not the answer as it is a "basic system" which runs on its own. HTH Larry & Elliot GD (Guide Dog) -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: 15 August 2010 21:28 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Guide Software Hello all, I am currently downloading a demo of Guide software. This is not primarily for me but I do know people who use this software and I would like to help them out if they need it. -- Chris Hallsworth e-mail and Facebook: christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 Klango: chrishallsworth If you have any computer problems or queries, please contact me on the above channels. ** 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 ** 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