What is quickmix? What does it do? - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 12:30 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | Yes! Quickmix is a good solution as long as your sound is still actually | working. | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 10:47 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | | | > Well, I've had the "mute" problem a couple of times. | > | > Wouldn't be without easy access to my QuickMix settings though I can't | > recall whether they actually got me out of the Mute problem. | > | > -- | > Carol | > carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx | > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:51 PM | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | > | > | >> Yes, and I concur with that. If you get the volume suddenly mute, what | >> then? | >> | >> Jackie | >> | >> Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx | >> Skype Name: Cairnsplace | >> ----- Original Message ----- | >> From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 8:16 PM | >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | >> | >> | >>>I agree. A friend of mine updated hissound card drivers a while ago and | >>>lost sound in the process. He had to wait until he had someone with | >>>sight to sort it out. | >>> ----- Original Message ----- | >>> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 8:11 PM | >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | >>> | >>> | >>> Again, McGillicuddy! | >>> | >>> Yes, and as an example, the volume goes lower, and that | >>> always happens with the poor guy who is hard of hearing - | >>> and I just happen to be on the end of the support call. | >>> | >>> Perhaps in 8 to 9 cases out of 10, sighted help isn't needed | >>> after all, but I generally hear from the exceptions who are | >>> absolutely desperate. | >>> | >>> So what's wrong with trying to act responsibly and advising | >>> caution? | >>> | >>> George. | >>> | >>> -----Original Message----- | >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt | >>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:25 PM | >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | >>> | >>> Hi George, | >>> | >>> Again, sound drivers have always worked when I have updated | >>> them. The | >>> screen reader stays with you, until you have to reboot, then | >>> the update | >>> kicks in. Sometimes the volume is a bit lower, but that's | >>> all. | >>> | >>> All the best | >>> | >>> Steve | >>> | >>> -----Original Message----- | >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of | >>> George Bell | >>> Sent: Friday 15 February 2008 16:43 | >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | >>> | >>> Hi Andy, | >>> | >>> Video and Sound drivers are the two most risky areas where | >>> screen readers | >>> are concerned. It's always safer to have sighted help to | >>> hand. | >>> | >>> BTW, how much memory do you have in your system, and how | >>> much free hard | >>> drive space have you got? | >>> | >>> Likewise, what operating system and version of it? Does the | >>> system have all | >>> the critical updates applied, and have you checked Windows | >>> Update to see | >>> what it thinks needs hardware updates for? | >>> | >>> George. | >>> | >>> -----Original Message----- | >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins | >>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 4:27 PM | >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | >>> | >>> Hi George - | >>> | >>> This feels a bit scary then, if I listen to some people, | >>> they say "make sure | >>> all your drivers are up to date" but in the case of the ATI | >>> drivers it sound | >>> best to leave well alone. I'm trying to sort out this | >>> problem I have when | >>> trying to rip music cds, or use Windows Media Player, where | >>> my PC keeps | >>> freezing, and was wondering if the ATI drivers might be | >>> causing the problem? | >>> | >>> The scan of my PC for drivers produced an update driver for | >>> my serial bus; | >>> could installing this create problems too? | >>> | >>> These websites recommending an update to drivers make it all | >>> sound so easy, | >>> but it isn't in reality <smile> - | >>> | >>> Andy | >>> ----- Original Message ----- | >>> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 4:11 PM | >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help with drivers please | >>> | >>> | >>> | Hi Andy, | >>> | | >>> | You don't need to uninstall the old ATI drivers, but I'd | >>> be | >>> | a shade wary about installing new video drivers without | >>> | sighted help to hand. It will most likely break the video | >>> | chain to your screen reader, leaving you without speech, | >>> and | >>> | the necessity to re-install your screen reader. | >>> | | >>> | George. | >>> | | >>> | -----Original Message----- | >>> | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>> | [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins | >>> | Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 3:34 PM | >>> | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>> | Subject: [access-uk] Help with drivers please | >>> | | >>> | Hi all - | >>> | | >>> | I'm pasting my message from yesterday here again, as it | >>> got | >>> | no responce, and | >>> | I'm sure there are people on this list that can help, so | >>> | please do if you | >>> | can, it's always apreciated. | >>> | | >>> | Start of message: | >>> | | >>> | Hi all - | >>> | | >>> | Ok, a scan of my PC tells me that certain drivers need | >>> | updating, and I'm | >>> | trying to understand quite what to do, and what I need to | >>> | download! | >>> | | >>> | When I click on the link from driveragent.com to update | >>> the | >>> | driver, the page | >>> | that comes up says: | >>> | | >>> | "The following packages will provide display drivers and | >>> | capture drivers | >>> | that can be used with various video capture programs." | >>> | | >>> | And then it lists what is in the package, the first thing | >>> | being the display | >>> | driver, is this all I'll need, or will I need the rest of | >>> | the package that | >>> | includes things like 'catalyst control centre' or the 'WDM | >>> | Integrated | >>> | Driver.' | >>> | | >>> | Can I ask too, if I need to uninstall from 'add/remove' | >>> | within the control | >>> | panel, the existing ati drivers that these updates are to | >>> | replace? 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