This one looks much better. Got to the site, and it seems it will let me download. Just got a find a drive with enough fre space. Smiles. Don't know what went wrong with your first link. Thanks,
David On 6/23/2019 9:44 AM, Rod Hutton via Talk wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Tom Kingston via Talk > Sent: June 22, 2019 10:58 PM > To: Rod Hutton via Talk <[email protected]> > Cc: Tom Kingston <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> >> On Behalf Of David via Talk >> Sent: June 22, 2019 9:42 PM >> To: Rod Hutton via Talk <[email protected]> >> Cc: David <[email protected]> >> 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 >>> <[email protected]> On Behalf >>> Of David via Talk >>> Sent: June 21, 2019 2:13 PM >>> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <[email protected]> >>> Cc: David <[email protected]> >>> 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:[email protected]] >>>> On >>>>> Behalf Of James Bentley via Talk Sent: Friday, 21 June 2019 2:34 AM >>>>> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List >>>> <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> Cc: >>>>> James Bentley <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> >>>> 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. > > 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. 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