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Chris B
AskWoody PlusBob
Thanks for the routine – I may yet do that, but I am a bit nervous that I have a crook driver that might trip me over when I install.
HP say that MS have withdrawn SP1 because of the problems, but I have not seen anything to that effect, so I suspect a smoke screen. Anyone got any definitive answers?
Chris
Chris
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Chris B
AskWoody PlusOK – so I flashed the BIOS and I still am not offered Vista SP1. I’m back onto HP support (and their bad english), so I’ll see what happens next.
Still getting the Vista BSODs though!
Chris
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusThanks Fafner. I have installed everything that WU offers other than Silverlight, (or whatever it is called), and that can’t be an issue. I have had an exchange with HP in which, after an initial dumbkopf reply, they recommended a BIOS update. I will do that, hopefully later today, and see whether it gets me any further.
Chris
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusThanks. I have just been on HP Update and got everything it offered (which was only a security patch to itself!). I also looked at the direct driver site, but was somewhat put off by a long list of drivers, starting with one for the problematic Conexant HD Audio that was version 4.19 – while anything up to 4.32 causes problems. Fills me with all sorts of confidence!
I have emailed HP to see what they have to say, and if that does not work I’ll have a look at the BIOS update.
Chris
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusDave
Thanks – I will have another go through HP, but I thought their tool said I was fully patched.
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusRory
Thanks for the heads up – I use Access, but infrequently and in a fairly basic manner, so I may hold off for the moment.
Chris
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusHans and Joe
Thanks for the info – very helpful.
Chris
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusHas anyone tested it yet, to see what it breaks (if anything)?
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusMark – thanks. I just tried that, but it made no difference. The echo continues.
I played with the volume controls. I am using an Andrea NC61 noise cancelling headset, but I do not know if it is electret or not (Andrea site is not clear and nor is the documentation). My sound control was set at + 20db boost.
When I removed the boost, the echo became manageable, but a Skype call was too quiet for comfort. When I restored the boost, but cut the mike volume, the echo was OK but Skype just increased the volume back to max and I ended back where I started. It did that even if I told it not to control my mike – obedient little blighter. I wonder whether Skype might be part of my problem, since I recently upgraded to Skype 2.0. However, that upgrade was 29 April, and the echo appeared today.
I am going to sign off now since I am on European time – back tomorrow.
Thanks for the help so far
Chris
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusJoe
I went through the apps provided with Audigy 2, but could not find anything that gave any more control than Windows (which is not to say that it is not there somewhere!). I have not tried to update drivers as yet, but then it was all working fine without an echo (with the drivers that shipped with the card) until today, so these drivers ought to contain the solution….
Chris
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusI found this control, but surely that is only going to disable my mike. I don’t really want to do that, since if I then receive a Skype call, I can’t take it. Am I missing something?
It is really the echo that I am trying to disable.
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusThanks. I guess it is brute force and ignorance then. It is not really worth developing a script for probably 1/2 hour of work.
I appreciate your thoughtsChris B
Chris
Win 10 Pro x64 Group A -
Chris B
AskWoody PlusI think the cause of my problem is this. When I moved from Outlook 2000 to O2003, O2003 seems to have converted all my email items with the Modified Date as None. O2003 uses Modified date as the trigger for archiving (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/books/troubleshooting/outlook/ls/122001.asp) so presumably will not archive on a nul date. Presumably O2000 used Received date.
It looks like I will have to go through all my folders and archive manually for once, to get on track, unless anyone knows of an automated tool that will let me change the modified date.
C
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