Hi Mo Yes I know that but not everyone is computer literate. I have a dvd supplied with my desktop, a rare event. Adrien -----Original Message----- From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal Sent: 27 November 2012 22:02 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: the time it takes From turning on to desk top Hi Adrian. You can just go to the HP site and download the drivers, or make a backup DVD using windows7 when you first receive the laptop. Mo. On 27/11/2012 21:00, Adrien Collins wrote: > Hi George > > In that case why don't hp supply you with a cd, if you buy a > laptop with windows, and what if the drive goes, I suppose > if the warranty runs out, hp want us to send it to them and > pay their costs. > > Adrien > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George > Bell > Sent: 27 November 2012 16:57 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: the time it takes From turning on > to desk top > > Hi Andy, > > > > The suggestion to wipe the drive and start fresh is > sensible, but - and it's a big BUT. > > > > Every HP I've dealt with to date, and there have been quite > a few, does not like having a genuine copy of Windows > installed on it for one major reason. The lack of HP's > network drivers. That said, provided you download these > first to a memory stick or such like, and remember to > install them after you have installed Windows, it will then > allow you access to the Internet. > > > > George.l > > > > From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ANDY > COLLINS > Sent: 27 November 2012 13:44 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: the time it takes From turning on > to desk top > > > > Hi Mo and George - > > > > The laptop is an HP Pavilion dv9700 notebook computer. > > Processor is Intel[r] core[tm]2 duo cpu > > t9300 @ 2.50ghz 2.50 ghz > > Memory [ram] 4.00 gb > > 32 bit operating system. > > > > Thanks for any further help - > > > > Andy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mobeen Iqbal<mailto:mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 1:27 PM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: the time it takes From > turning on to desk top > > > > Hi Andy. > > Could you provide full specifications of your > laptop? that might go some way to providing an explanation. > > all the best, > > Mo. > > > On 27/11/2012 13:21, George Bell wrote: > > How much memory does the laptop have, Andy? > > George. > > From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ANDY > COLLINS > Sent: 27 November 2012 13:18 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] the time it takes From turning > on to desk top > > Hi all - > > I did a time check this morning for the time it > takes from actually turning on the laptop, to accessing the > desk top with JAWS13. Here's what I found: > > Time taken from turning on to hearing start up music > for Vista, 70 seconds, approx. > > Time taken from hearing Vista start up music to JFW > speaking the log-on screen, 2 minutes, approx. > > Time taken from entering log-on password, to desk > top where JAWS announces "JAWS is ready...", 80 seconds, > approx. > > So, a total time of about 4.5 minutes. Do others > find this consistent with their booting/logging on > experience? It feels rather long to me, I am only allowing a > handful of apps to load at start up, but it might be that > Avast is doing a boottime scan ahead of my log on, so, it > would be interesting to hear how long it takes other peoples > machines to reach the desk top, both those with Avast > installed, and those without it - > > Andy > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq