Hi Roger Thanks for that, I did actually e-mail them last weekend but they didn't get back to me. Do you have a phone number or a proper e-mail address for them please? Regards Adrien You can get me off list at: adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or adriencollins06@xxxxxxx or adrien_collins@xxxxxxxxxxx I support cobweb, why don't you? Cobweb is a charity which provides support for sick and disabled children and their families. To find out more or to make a donation go to: www.cobwebfoundation.org Speakon is a free fully self-voicing accessible multimedia program for the visually impaired, find out more by downloading the software from: http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm You can join the speakon user group by sending a blank e-mail to: speakon-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of roger south Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:40 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Security packages for xp and vista Hi Adrian Have a look at www.novatech.co.uk as they sell machines with the operating system to your requirements. I bought a desk top last month with XP home with no problems. Whether they will ship to France you'll have to ask them that. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrien Collins" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:14 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Security packages for xp and vista > Hi Eleanor > > Ok yes I could buy one from say dolphin but as you rightly > said they are much more expensive. The one I am using came > from laptops direct and luckily they will ship to France for > an extra £29 but I also want to get the best package for the > money. I am inclined to Waite until just after Christmas > when they will be bringing out new models. I could of course > buy one in France but I will get a french keyboard and that > is very different to the qwerty keyboard. Of course you have > to shop around. > > Thanks for asking your friend, there must be other companies > who will ship overseas. > > Adrien > > > Regards > > Adrien > > You can get me off list at: > adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > or > adriencollins06@xxxxxxx > or > adrien_collins@xxxxxxxxxxx > > I support cobweb, why don't you? > Cobweb is a charity which provides support for sick and > disabled children and their families. > To find out more or to make a donation go to: > www.cobwebfoundation.org > > Speakon is a free fully self-voicing accessible multimedia > program for > the visually impaired, find out more by downloading the > software from: > http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm > You can join the speakon user group by sending a blank > e-mail to: > speakon-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:19 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Security packages for xp and vista > > Adrien > Could you not buy then from a company that supplies > accessible software to > visually impaired people. Maybe these companies would ship > laptop to France > and maybe they would even do XP Pro. I have a few companies > in mind but I > guess you know them as well as I do. I realize they are > sometimes much more > expensive but you need to weigh up the cost if one of these > companies can do > it for you and ship it. I will ask a friend of mine to ask > her brother who > is blind and working in Brussels where he got his laptop > from and get back > to you off list if she can get me the information. > > Eleanor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adrien Collins" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:10 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Security packages for xp and vista > > >> Hi Eleanor >> >> Thanks for your thoughts, I looked at the website you gave >> me, they have some very good offers, mostly vista >> unfortunately. It's just unfortunate that xp is still >> available but at a much higher price. I was offered a >> package with vista down gradable to xp but the company > won't >> ship to France which for me is a bit of a problem. I could >> get it shipped to a uk address no problem but it's getting >> the laptop shipped over here. This could work out very >> expensive. >> >> I use hal and unfortunately avg is not very accessible. I > am >> looking at single programs, I'll see how it goes. I have > no >> vision apart from light and dark so I can't see the screen >> at all. >> >> >> Regards >> >> Adrien >> >> You can get me off list at: >> adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> or >> adriencollins06@xxxxxxx >> or >> adrien_collins@xxxxxxxxxxx >> >> I support cobweb, why don't you? >> Cobweb is a charity which provides support for sick and >> disabled children and their families. >> To find out more or to make a donation go to: >> www.cobwebfoundation.org >> >> Speakon is a free fully self-voicing accessible multimedia >> program for >> the visually impaired, find out more by downloading the >> software from: >> http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm >> You can join the speakon user group by sending a blank >> e-mail to: >> speakon-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor > Burke >> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:57 AM >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Security packages for xp and > vista >> >> Adrien >> I bought a new laptop recently and do not like Vista. I >> bought from a >> company on-line and bought a Hp for just over £500.00. It >> had Windows Vista >> but came with a downgrade CD to XP Pro. I am very pleased >> with the laptop. >> Only thing is you have to do the whole thing from scratch > so >> to speak if you >> install XP Pro. I use AVG 8.0 Free but then I have some >> vision and no >> problem. I think Jaws was to make AVG 8.0 Free accessible >> but I am not a >> Jaws user. I know a lot of visually impaired people who > use >> Avast once it >> is configured to be fairly accessible. >> >> Eleanor >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Adrien Collins" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: "'access uk'" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:51 AM >> Subject: [access-uk] Security packages for xp and vista >> >> >>> Hi >>> >>> I am hoping to purchase a new laptop in the new year. I > am >>> almost certain that it will be vista and probably either >>> toshiba Samsung or perhaps one or two other models which > I >>> am interested in. I have never used vista before, is it >> easy >>> to use? >>> >>> At present I use pc tools internet security package but I >>> would like to come away from all in one packages. I am >>> seriously considering super antispyware, komodo firewall >> and >>> perhaps avast. What other free anti-virus packages are >> there >>> out there apart from avg? I have used this in the past > and >>> now I believe version 8 is not very accessible. Would >> these >>> three packages be sufficient to protect my system? I am >>> considering removing pc tools from my machine, how easy > is >>> it to set up and register these packages, I believe avast >> is >>> a bit tricky? 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