Hi Joe, Sounds like you have a problem with your SAPI driver. Do the following:- 1. Go to the folder c:\windows\inf on your machine. 2. Locate the file SAPI5.INF in that folder. 3. Press your applications key or right click the file, and select install. Note, you will need your Windows XP CD for this to work, most likely. All the best Steve _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Stinton Sent: Tuesday 9 December 2008 09:48 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: nano 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 <mailto:negi4a@xxxxxxxxx> 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 <mailto:joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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