Hi Listers, When I run my Alva Satellite with JAWS (v7 and 8) from USB, I get the 4-note startup tune and then it really crashes - apparently a blue screen of death. It used to work most of the time; however, about one in four times the driver just didn't load up; the PC didn't crash though. Having installed a USB Nebula TV card, the problem began; even though I uninstalled it, the problem did not go away. Cleaning the registry has made no difference; nor has reinstalling JAWS. I simply thought that my original driver-loading problem had got worse. Recently, a colleague at work did the same thing, with the same result. I am managing to run the Alva on the serial port, but I would still like to solve the problem of the USB. Other things work ok on USB. Has anyone had anything like this happen, and is there a known solution? I even wondered if there was some setting could be put in the braille device startup instructions, for instance, changing "Auto" to something else; I tried using USB as a port, but that was not accepted. Any comments appreciated. Cheers, Norman -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - www.blackspider.com