Ray, I'll be taking a look at this one; on my things to do list <smile> - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 6:53 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | Andy, I've wondered more than once why some screen reader vendors | don't, or didn't before XP, include this program with there | installations of screen readers. I'm sure they could have come to an | arrangement with the writer of the program. | | Sure, it won't dig you out of every loss of speech emergency, but I've | known more than one person who's been pulling there hair out because | of sudden loss of speech, and in most instances this Qmix program | would have put things to rights. | | Cheers, | | From Ray | I can be contacted off-list at: | mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx | | | -----Original Message----- | Andy Collins | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | | | Thanks Peter for the Explanation - | | Andy | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 6:35 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | | || Quick mix is a little program that enables you to saveaudio | configurations || on your pc. So, say for example, your sound is working as yyou | like it, || you can open the quick mix program and save that setting and if you | wish || you can put a shortcut on your desktop so that if your volume | changes say, || you can easily correct it. Quick mix does not work with vista. || ----- 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 - || > | >>> | | | ** 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 | | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free. | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net ** 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