Hi Clare, No idea about your laptop problem, but are you the same Clare Doel I went to Chorleywood College with twenty odd years ago? I was Maggie Martin then. If so, email me off list at maggie_moore@xxxxxxxxxx It would be fun to catch up. Regards Maggie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire Doel" <c.doel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:49 AM Subject: [jaws-uk] problems with Jaws and my Power Braille > Hello, > I wonder if any of you can help me. > I have purchased a new lap top and unfortunately as seems to be common > these > days, it does not have a serial port. > I therefore purchased a belkin serial to USB converter to enable me to > use > my Braille display. > Unfortunately although the Braille display and the computer appear to > acknowledge that each other are there through the device, the Braille > display will not work and Jaws is unable to recognise that it is there. > Have any of you had a similar problem and if you have, I wondered if you > would kindly be able to tell me how to solve it. > I apologise if I have posted something inappropriate for this forum. > Claire Doel > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-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:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-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:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq