hi all I have microsoft sam, but still get error -208 when I try and sync the Ipod, also when I go into speech on the control panel it says the necessary engine cannot be created,select a different engine or audio device! Is this the problem? Thanks Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Negoslav Sabev To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 9:33 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: nano If you installed sapi5 voices, you can see a list of them in control panel/speech in the text to speech tab. Negoslav ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Stinton To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 10:44 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: nano hi all how would I tell if I had any sappy voices on the pc and if I don't how would I get hold of them. I am using windows xp and the screen reader Hal. I hope this isn't to off topic for this list. cheers for any help Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Nutt To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 9:23 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: nano Hi Sunil, Sounds like he has no SAPI voices installed. Then it wouldn't let you do it. But I thought Sam came with every XP machine. All the best Steve -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sunil Sent: Monday 8 December 2008 20:32 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: nano When you say the tickbox in iTunes won't tick what do you mean exactly? Can you find the relevant option? What happens when you try to tick it? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Stinton Sent: 08 December 2008 14:14 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] nano hello all I have just joined this list so first of all to say hello, my name is Joe I am a blind man of 32 and live in Cornwall England. no for my first problem and hopefully some one will be able to help me!!! I have just brought my self a ipod nano which says it should talk to me but I have tried every thing I can think of but it still wont talk i have put on the soft ware but the tick box to enable the speech wont tick. well if any one can help I would be very grateful Joe