Hi Andy,
If your external Soundblaster Live is the 24 bit version, I
believe you may be in luck.
But go check
http://193.95.171.84/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=641,E=000
0000000341998777,K=7095,Sxi=17,Case=obj(14186)
And as that will certainly wrap, try the Tiny URL below:-
http://tinyurl.com/3x5prj
where you will find a list of Creative drivers for Vista.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Logue
Sent: 22 March 2008 14:10
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA Re-Visited
Hi George.
My current system is a five year old Packard Bell and I'm
having several
problems with it. What happened was that I spilled a can of
coke, honestly
, not beer, down the back of my unit and the fan on the back
of the computer
sucked it in and sprayed it about all over the place.
Apparently, my
computer has TB now.
I'm needing to get a new computer and am seriously thinking
now of going to
VISTA. However, I did have some concerns regarding access,
using GoldWave,
Winamp and the BBC Player. All of these issues have now
been resolved,
apart from my SoundBlaster Live external card query.
I think I'm going to loss my old printer and Epson Scanner,
which do not
really cause me too many problems, apart from the fact that
my K1000 is the
latest version: Shame to see it just sit there.
Best Wishes.
Andy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 12:27 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA Re-Visited
Hi Andy,
Have you run the Vista Upgrade Advisor on your current
system?
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyor
upgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx
If the above wraps, try this Tiny URL.
http://tinyurl.com/3b27j6
It's not 100% guaranteed, but may pick up issues you've
not
considered.
A visit to the relevant hardware manufacturers will also
usually tell you if they support Vista for specific
products.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Logue
Sent: 22 March 2008 11:48
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA Re-Visited
HI Andy.
I'm not all that bothered about my printer as it is about
seven years old.
Even my Epson Scanner, which I run k1000, is rarely used
these days. I'm
pleased to hear that Winamp and the BBC Player have no
problems, but do you
know if GoldWave can run on it?
I use it a lot and would like to stick with it if
possible.
After this all I need worry about is my Soundblaster card
and my Zoom and
Olympus digital recorders. VISTA will have to accept the
latter.
Best wishes.
Andy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 10:40 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA Re-Visited
Hi Andy -
I have been using my new Vista laptop for a few weeks
now,
and really like
it; you can set it up to look like XP, but I like it as
it
comes!
It works fine with Winamp and the bbc Iplayer.
If it's going to be your main machine, then you need to
think about the
hardware you might want to hook up to it, such as
printers/scanners, as
these most likely will need their drivers updated, and I
imagine not all
of
the older peripherals will be driver upgradeable to
Vista.
I'm
experiencing
this myself at the moment, I have a Lexmark Z65 printer,
and although
I've
checked the Lexmark website, can't seem to find a Vista
driver for it; the
same seems to be the case for my Epsom 3170 scanner, both
machines are
only
about 4 years old!
For listening to music, I do what Jackie does, and the
sound on my HP
Pavilion is excellent, pretty good just from it's own
little speakers too!
HTH -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 10:03 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA Re-Visited
| Hi Jackie.
|
| I must say, after reading your message and the one from
Tristram, I'm
| warming to Vista. However, I note that you attach your
HP to your
hi-fi.
| This is important as I use the Soundblaster Live
external card to pump
| audio, via the optic out, to my AV unit. I'm not sure
if the
Soundblaster
| would work, nor Winamp or GoldWave, which I also use
extensively. I
also
| use the BBC Player for live and listen again
programmes,
so if VISTA can
| cope with these, then I may be in the market for a HP
or
PB VISTA
desk-top.
|
| Best wishes.
|
| Andy.
|
|
|
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:47 PM
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: VISTA Re-Visited
|
|
| > Hi Andy
| >
| > I can only give you my thoughts based on what I've
used successfully
under
| > Vista.
| >
| > My laptop, as you have probably read by now, is an HP
with Vista Home
| > Premium. On it, I primarily use Microsoft Word 2003,
JAWS version 9.0
and
| > all its patches, Outlook Express, or the Windows Mail
equivalent,
Skype,
| > Internet Explorer 7, Windows Media Player,
RealPlayer,
and Juice.
| >
| > The laptop sits in our living-room, and is there so I
can send and
receive
| > Emails, listen to music when I want to attach it to
the hi-fi, and is
| > cheaper to run all day than the desktop. (smile.)
| >
| > As far as Vista goes, it does what I require of it at
the moment. I
| > haven't got any scanning packages on it because its
purpose isn't for
| > those just now. If I want to do all that, and use
Sound Forge etc, I
go
| > to my XP machine which has a lot more software
installed on it.
| >
| > So, for me, Vista is fine and does a good job as it
stands, and I have
no
| > qualms about recommending HP, either in a laptop or
desktop flavour.
| >
| > I hope this helps.
| >
| > Jackie
| >
| > Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
| > Skype Name: Cairnsplace
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:27 PM
| > Subject: [access-uk] VISTA Re-Visited
| >
| >
| >> Hi all.
| >>
| >> I'm getting very closed to having to make a decision
on a new
computer
| >> and again, I am presented with a dilemma . Which OS
to get!.
| >>
| >> I just love XP Home but believe that this is not
going to be
supported
| >> after 2008, so I need to choose between VISTA, or
XP
Media Center
| >> computers.
| >>
| >> I have JAWS Professional version 8 and intend to
upgrade to version
9,
so
| >> neither should present too many access issues for
me.
| >>
| >> I like Packard Bell computers and indeed, have
purchased three of
them
in
| >> the past. I've been told that Hewlett Packard is
another good brand,
so
| >> I'll probably go for either of these.
| >>
| >> I use my computer, quite a lot for recording BBC
Radio Scotland and
BBC
| >> Radio 2 shows as well as burning this material,
using
either Easy CD
| >> creator or Nero onto CD or DVD's . I also like to
use a SoundBlaster
| >> External Sound Card, to attach my computer to an AV
unit. Other
items,
| >> such as the Zoom Recorder and Olympus DS50 as well
as
External Hard
| >> Drives, are all regular visitors to my computer.
| >>
| >> I have been told that VISTA will not allow me to use
many of these
items,
| >> so if this is the case, then I'll go for the Media
Center operating
| >> system.
| >>
| >> Can anyone please let me know if any of my above
tasks would be
limited
| >> or prohibited by VISTA please.
| >>
| >> Still very much seeking a recommendation from more
experienced users
into
| >> brand and type of computer.
| >>
| >> Looking forward to a full in-box, hahaha.
| >>
| >> Andy.
| >>
| >>
| >>
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