[access-uk] Re: Media Center again
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:26:57 -0000
Andy, simply on the subject of reading the properties in My Computer.
If you can focus My Computer on the desktop you could simply press alt-enter to
bring the properties dialogue up. The resulting dialogue, at least on my
machine, brings up the general tab under which is displayed the name of the
operating system and some other useful info.
With window-Eyes, press insert and the plus key on the keypad. W-E should say
"pointer routed to tab control". Again, with the insert key, but this time with
num keypad 6, just to the right of the middle key which usually has a dot on it,
press insert and 6 and W-E will start going through the various elements on the
tab. the first one indicating 'System' and each press of the insert and 6 key
will take you down a line of this dialogue, revealing the info about the
operating system you have, and eventually the basic resources of your machine.
You can simply press escape to get out of system properties.
HTH.
From Ray
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of George Bell
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
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> -----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? Does this sound right guys?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Any advise would be very welcomed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Best wishes.
>>>
>>>Andy
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