Hi Tom, Here's a direct link to the talking windows pre-installation environment zip archive itself, rather than the folder it resides in: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvkWQaterKGvg8wIfJ1uGvcA3MrUGg If you sign in with your own Microsoft account on the page which opens (meaning that you have to have a Microsoft account), the download should begin.
Good luck, Rod Sent from Outlook for Windows -----Original Message----- From: Talk <talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail....@lists.window-eyes.com> On Behalf Of Tom Kingston via Talk Sent: June 22, 2019 10:58 PM To: Rod Hutton via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Cc: Tom Kingston <tom.kings...@charter.net> Subject: Re: Installing Win10 Rod, Here's what I get with your link in Chrome. This 1drv.ms page can’t be found No webpage was found for the web address: https://1drv.ms/f/s HTTP ERROR 404 On 6/22/2019 10:39 PM, Rod Hutton via Talk wrote: > Hi David, > > I am not able to give you a link to the specific file you require. > Rather, the URL I gave is to the OneDrive folder containing the file. > So, the URL I gave you would be the page displaying the folder contents, and > so you would have to navigate the page and find the file you need, > specifically: > twpe_r2.zip > This name on the page should represent as a link which, when pressed, would > commence its download. > If this doesn't work, I could try another file transfer method. > > Good luck, > > Rod > > Sent from Outlook for Windows > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk <talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail....@lists.window-eyes.com> > On Behalf Of David via Talk > Sent: June 22, 2019 9:42 PM > To: Rod Hutton via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> > Cc: David <trailerda...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: Installing Win10 > > Rod, > > Thanks for your effort to help. > > > Unfortunately, I wonder if the link you provided was broken, or > incomplete. Tried to press Enter on it, and Firefox (my prefered > browser) came up. It hang, and still something like 45 minutes later, > nothing has happened. Normally, things should have started downloading, > shouldn't they? > > > Would you mind, please, checking your link, and letting me know if there is > something further I need to do to get hold of the info? > > > Thanks again, your help is great. Did not know there was an accessible > way of installing Win7. Will come in handy for other times as well. > > > Regards, > > David > > On 6/23/2019 2:43 AM, Rod Hutton via Talk wrote: >> Hi David, >> >> Below is a link to my public OneDrive folder: >> https://1drv.ms/f/s! >> There you will find a zip archive containing disk images which you can burn >> to DVD and a readme file. >> Regardless which you burn, you can boot to a talking Windows 7 >> pre-installation environment running NVDA using the Eloquence synthesizer. >> If you burn the smaller image, you can at the very least explore the disks >> attached on the booted system. >> If you burn the larger image, you can even install Windows 7. >> This might be enough to get the broken Windows 8 system you have running >> with a fresh copy of Windows 7. >> Incidentally, I used the larger image to install Windows 7 into a VMWare >> Workstation virtual machine, and then I upgraded it to Windows 10. >> But, that's another story. Smile >> Of course, you would still need to activate whatever Windows version you end >> up with, and so purchasing a product code is still necessary. >> However, the tool I am offering might be of help to you or whoever reads >> this. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Rod >> >> Sent from Outlook for Windows >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Talk >> <talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail....@lists.window-eyes.com> On Behalf >> Of David via Talk >> Sent: June 21, 2019 2:13 PM >> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> >> Cc: David <trailerda...@hotmail.com> >> Subject: Re: Installing Win10 >> >> Think I might have to stress a couple of points here, just to help you all >> assisting me the better. Sorry for not being totally clear on this from the >> start. >> >> First of all, I do have WE9.54 here, full installation CD, which I received >> very few days before WinEyes was all ditched. That is, it would be the >> latest version ever. On that matter, I hence should be totally covered. >> >> My Win7 machine has 4GB of RAM, running a dual core 2.4GHZ CPU. I did try >> running the Win10 upgrader on it, to see if it would work, and was told the >> computer would work fine, but I would need some drivers. Going to the >> manufacturer, Dell, I did find no driver for upgrading. Besides, I want to >> keep the computer as an off-line backup system. It works just fine, and has >> served here for more than a handful years, though it was second-hand when I >> got it. >> >> So what then about the computer I am considering turning into Win10? It is >> an HP, holding 8GB, and a Quadro CPU of something like 2.8GHZ - taken from >> memory. It should have no trouble in meeting the minimum specs for RAM and >> speed, though I do know nothing about drivers. Like I said, it did run >> Win8.1, all till the OS got broken, through some maintaning upgrade. Since >> it does not really start, just gets to a point where it tells me the Windows >> is no longer valid, I will have to wipe the drive altogether, hence the >> computer would be to consider as a "blank" system. In other words, updating >> the windows on that machine, is not possible. And unless i can get Win10 on >> it, my guess is that a quite working hardware might have to simply be thrown >> away. Booting from the DVD drive on the computer should be little trouble, >> since my memory tells me it is already set do do such booting. >> >> For both computers, they are laptops, so ideas like changing any hardware, >> is no alternative. And should not give much for functionality. >> >> Again, thanks to all for your assistance. I am still all ears, if you have >> further input to contribute. Great to hear I can do the installation of >> Win10, without eyes. IPhone and apps for sighted assistance is not really an >> option here, simply because I don't own any Apple stuff, and to get an >> IPhone just for the benefit of installing a computer seem out of range. >> Smiles. I am aware the option to have similar assistance over Android, but >> would greatly appreciate doing the job as much as possible without depending >> on having more or less knowledgeable eyes messing with the screen reading. >> Used to instal computers back in the 90's, so am not totally new to the idea >> of getting the job done - though Windows do pose certain challenges that we >> did not face back then. smiles. >> David >> >> On 6/21/2019 10:53 AM, Thomas N. Chan via Talk wrote: >>> For the win 8 upgrade to win 10, I really don't think it's a > >>> authorise upgrade since you don't really own a licence copy of win 8. >>>> So upgrade path is not applicable. You will get good deals if you > >>> stick with win 10 home. I am not sure where you can get good deal > >>> online but I really did seen good pricing on amazon, maybe bestbuy > >>> etc. > > > -------------------- regards Thomas N. Chan -----Original >>> > >>> Message----- From: Talk > >>> [mailto:talk-bounces+thomas.nchan=gmail....@lists.window-eyes.com] >>> On >>>> Behalf Of James Bentley via Talk Sent: Friday, 21 June 2019 2:34 AM >>>> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List >>> <talk@lists.window-eyes.com><mailto:talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Cc: >>> > James Bentley <bentleyj1...@att.net><mailto:bentleyj1...@att.net> >>> Subject: Re: Installing Win10 > > Hi David, > > You should be able >>> to buy a legal copy of Windows 10 from Amazon for > around twenty >>> bucks less than what Microsoft charges. > > Sometimes, you can find >>> a legal recycled license from Ebay. These > recy >> cled licenses can cost around thirty bucks. They just send you > the key >> and you go to the Microsoft web site to get your download. > Always buy from >> a dealer > > from Ebay who has loads of excellant reviews. > > Also, you >> might still be able to upgrade Windows 8.1 with an > authorized copy > > of >> Windows 10 at no cost. That is also downloaded from a Microsoft > server >> but, I will wait for more details if some one else can please > post about >> that. > > Good luck, > > James B > > > -----Original Message----- From: >> David via Talk Sent: Thursday, June > 20, 2019 1:07 PM To: WE English >> Mailinglist Cc: David Subject: > Installing Win10 > > To the tech guys on >> this list, > > In about 6 months Microsoft will end the support for Win7. My >> Good > old working-horse of a computer might then be retired to make it for >> > a backup system. > > > I do have a computer stored away in a closet, which >> has a broken > version of Win8.1 on it. That is, it does not start up, only >> presents > some kind of an e >> rror screen, informing me the Windows is not a valid > version. Was a >> computer I bought second-handed, and apparently the > seller was no honest >> guy. Now, I wonder if I might go for a full > version of Win10, and simply >> wipe out the old hard drive on that > computer, and do a totally clean >> install of Win10. > > > I would be buying the Win10, through the Microsoft >> store, and hence > get a downloadable of the operative system. > > > Never >> been using Win10, and only have paid half an ear to any > discussion on the >> matter. But I seem to remember something about it > being possible for a >> blind to install the OS all without eyes. Is > that correct, and does it >> even apply when I will be doing a clean - > all from scratch - installation? >> > > > Could of course go and buy a brand new computer, but they tend to be > >> loaded with all kinds of bloatware, over here. And the store I saw > the >> other day, offering to install a clean win10 on their new > systems, asked a >> price for the windows, about >> 2 0% more than what I > see it advertised in Microsoft Store. >> Would then be a better business > to get the broken win8 machine of >> mine going. > > > Thanks for all input you can give me on the matter. >> I will not be > doing my choice all at this time, but will be nice to >> know what to > do, once the right time or offer comes up. > >> _______________________________________________ >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author >> and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >> >> For membership options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/rod_hutton%40hotmail.com. >> For subscription options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> List archives can be found at >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author >> and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >> >> For membership options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/trailerdavid%40hotmail.com. >> For subscription options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> List archives can be found at >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> . >> > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/rod_hutton%40hotmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/tom.kingston%40charter.net. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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