Hi Carol, That's okay. You mean it doesn't have a system tray icon whose right-click menu might have an update option? I only ask since my online backup service, Mozy, works like this.
Hth, Rod Sent from Outlook for Windows -----Original Message----- From: Talk <talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail....@lists.window-eyes.com> On Behalf Of Carol and Roger via Talk Sent: September 17, 2018 7:40 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Cc: Carol and Roger <carogsm...@embarqmail.com> Subject: Re: speaking of notifications... Hi Rod, I should have been more specific. The program I am using is called open drive. It is like another drive on my system. There is nothing like the help menu where one would find things like update. Maybe I should check with the distributor. Thanks anyway for your ideas. Carol On 9/17/2018 6:46 PM, Rod Hutton via Talk wrote: > Hi Carol, > > I don't wish to flog a dead horse, but it shouldn't be necessary to go to the > website for software running on your machine since there is always a built-in > mechanism for manually and/or automatically checking for updates. > As for Windows itself, typing the word check into the search box should yield > the result check for updates, and pressing Enter on this result opens a > control panel dialog displaying the current update status, along with options > for uninstalling updates. > > Good luck, > > Rod > > Sent from Outlook for Windows > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk <talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail....@lists.window-eyes.com> On > Behalf Of Carol and Roger via Talk > Sent: September 17, 2018 5:44 PM > To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> > Cc: Carol and Roger <carogsm...@embarqmail.com> > Subject: Re: speaking of notifications... > > Hi Rod, > > I found another notification for the update I needed today. I pressed > enter on the one that said click here to install or update, I am not > sure now, exactly what it said, and it took way the total indicator that > there was an update at all. It will also remove the update notification > if I route the mouse to the click here text. I guess I will just need > to go to the web site and pick up the latest update. Thanks for trying > to help. > > Take care, > > Carol > > > > On 9/17/2018 9:51 AM, Rod Hutton via Talk wrote: >> Hi Carol, >> >> As for iTunes or iCloud updates, we know that a dialog opens which is easily >> focused because it is in the Alt-Tab rotor. >> The other day, I got a notification for an update to Acrobat Reader DC, that >> is, a notification spoken aloud like you're describing, and, as I recall, I >> couldn't proceed with the update until I explored the icons in the >> notification area, at which point I found one labelled with the Adobe name. >> When I pressed enter on it, a dialog popped up, offering me the opportunity >> to update to the current version. >> There you go. Smile. >> >> Take care, >> >> Rod >> >> Sent from Outlook for Windows >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Talk <talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail....@lists.window-eyes.com> On >> Behalf Of Carol and Roger via Talk >> Sent: September 16, 2018 11:10 PM >> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> >> Cc: Carol and Roger <carogsm...@embarqmail.com> >> Subject: speaking of notifications... >> >> I will occasionally get a message telling me there is an new update for >> something and it says to click here to install. I can not get this to >> work. Instead of installing the new update, it simply removes the >> notification. I have tried routing the cursor, routing the mouse and >> nothing helps. Does anyone have an answer? 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