[nfbcs] [gui-talk] IE9 Download and Recording through the soundcard in Windows 7

Sat Oct 22 14:03:48 UTC 2011

Peter
Hit you start key and type: sound card --then down arrow to change your
sound card setting. TAB into your options and change things as you need,
then CTRL TAB to your other options--you have 3 tab keys to go through
Denise

On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 6:54 AM, Peter Donahue <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
>    The download matter has been resolved but I still need help with the
> sound card issue. If someone here can give me the procedure for setting up
> to record through the sound card in Windows 7 I'll appreciate that very
> much. At present we don't use BARD so would appreciate the procedure
> please.
>
>    This is the first response of any kind that I've received concerning
> these issues. As I said the download matter is under control. Now to knock
> out the sound card issue so we can begin recording using the Windows 7
> machine. The option you needed to select in Windows 98 was called "What You
> Hear" and in XP it was called "Stereo Mix." I need to know what to set in
> Windows 7 so anything played through the sound card can be captured by
> recording software.
>
>    I've all ready been told that if one wishes to record audio or video
> from radio or T.V. stations it may be necessary to use software that
> bypasses the sound card due to limitations Microsoft may have implemented
> in
> newer versions of Windows due to the DMCA. If this were all together true
> it
> may not be possible to record on such machines at all hence things don't
> quite add up in this vein of thought.
>
>    Fortunately we can use our other two machines for this purpose until I
> get an answer to this question. All the best.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wm. Ritchhart" <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 6:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] [gui-talk] IE9 Download and Recording through the
> soundcard in Windows 7
>
>
> I am behind on email.  So forgive me if someone has already mentioned this
> book.  It is called Windows 7 for Seniors for Dummies.  It is available on
> the BARD web site and is quite good.  I am an IT professional and I found
> it
> very helpful.
>
> Here is The BARD Catalog information:
>
> Windows 7 for Seniors for Dummies
> Hinton, Mark Justice. Read by Butch Hoover. Reading time 7 hours 44
> minutes.
>
> Computers
> Guide to Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system explains using the desktop,
> creating and organizing documents, connecting to the Internet, playing
> games, watching movies, and protecting your computer and data. Describes
> the
> parts of a window and discusses accessories, printers, online shopping,
> photography, music playlists, and more. 2009.
> Download Windows 7 for Seniors for Dummies, DB69977
>
>
> Thanks, William
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Dr. Denise M Robinson
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 7:38 PM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] [gui-talk] IE9 Download and Recording through the
> sound
> card in Windows 7
>
> Peter,
> This is an in addition to what Louis said. After you tell the file to save
> the dialog box opens and you can go to the save as with an alt+I; I like to
> save in my documents folder instead of the download folder but that is up
> to
> you. If you want to save in the documents after you go to the save as with
> alt+I, you can down arrow and save anywhere you want, then alt+s to save/
> Right off the bat I will tell you jaws has issues with IE9. Microsoft still
> has a ways to go so I have kept my students on IE8. I keep test driving IE9
> and when I know my kids can get through it without a lot of hiccups, I will
> move them to it. Once again that is a choice for you. I highly suggest
> downloading firefox which is incredibly accessible with jaws.
>
> The secret of Windows 7 which is a fantastic operating system is when you
> hit your start button, it is like an enormous search engine of your
> computer. Let's say you just named the file you saved as "dogs" you hit the
> start button and begin typing dogs and down arrow to the file and enter and
> it will open...no matter where you saved it. When you hit the start button,
> as you type the OS begins trying to figure out what you want and where you
> want to go. Whatever word you type, you just have to down arrow through
> your
> choices to find it and it will be there as long as you have not mistyped
> the
> word.
>
> If you want to open your audio folder, hit your start button and type in
> audio, down arrow to the audio settings and enter to open, then just tab
> through all your options.
>
> Need to go to excel, hit your start button and type in excel, down arrow to
> excel and enter to open. I think you get the picture. You will grow to love
> it. Windows 7 is very powerful and will get you where you need to go very
> very fast. If you want more lessons on windows 7 and office 2010, Excel,
> Powerpoint, etc, you can go to http://www.yourtechvision.com/ and there
> are
> hundreds of very quick easy lessons to learn those skills and all lessons
> are all keystroke based.
> Denise
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Louis Maher <ljmaher at swbell.net> wrote:
>
> > Peter,
> >
> > By default, all downloads are targeted at the directory
> > c:\users\your-id\downloads.  When you start a download, the information
> is
> > shown in the information bar reached by pressing alt+n.  You will have to
> > go
> > to the information bar to hit the save down load button.  Hit alt+n, tab
> > once, and you will see the save option.  If the download self-starts,
> then
> > this button will let you open the download directory.
> >
> > I put a shortcut on my desktop to this directory.
> >
> > If you are on the file's download link in the web page, you can try to
> hit
> > the context menu and use the "save target as" option/.
> >
> > After a while, you can almost get to like this new procedure--almost.
> >
> > Regards
> > Louis Maher
> > 713-444-7838
> > ljmaher at swbell.net
> > http://www.nfbtx.org/houston.htm
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of Mary Donahue
> > Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 11:16 PM
> > To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> > Cc: Discussion of the Graphical User Interface, GUI Talk Mailing List
> > Subject: [gui-talk] IE9 Download and Recording through the sound card in
> > Windows 7
> >
> > Good evening everyone,
> >
> >    With the purchase  of Mary's new computer we finally entered the World
> > of Windows 7. Much of it is familiar from previous versions but there are
> > several differences two of these are the Internet Explorer 9.0 Download
> > dialogue box and configuring the sound card to permit all audio push
> > through
> > it to be recorded.
> >
> >    First if someone could explain the procedure for downloading files in
> > IE9 that will be very much appreciated. It's probably not as complicated
> as
> > it seems once we catch on.
> >
> >    In previous versions of Windows one configured recording settings
> > through the Windows Volume Control. In Windows 95 and 98 the setting that
> > permits all audio played by the sound card to be recorded was called
> "What
> > You Hear." In Windows XP it's called "Stereo Mix." I'm not sure what it's
> > called in Windows Vista or 7. If someone can walk me through the process
> of
> > setting up the computer to enable all audio through the on-board sound
> card
> > to be captured and recorded and where one finds these settings in Windows
> 7
> > we'll appreciate it very much.
> >
> >    We feel we've finally turned the corner where our technology melt-down
> > is concerned and look forward to getting things back to normal around
> here.
> > All the best for a great week.
> >
> > Peter Donahue
> >
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>
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Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
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Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training
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