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Subject: Re: HELP, Blind user needs help!

Re: HELP, Blind user needs help!

From: Sarah <kales2_at_cox.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 16:01:40 -0800

actually mine takes about a minute to show up. don't know why.
> Just an update,
> I managed to do it, but it will take about five minutes after being
> plugged in for my Ipod to show up under my computer.
>
> Sarai D. Bucciarelli
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se
> [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se] On Behalf Of James Dean
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 8:25 AM
> To: Rockbox
> Subject: Re: HELP, Blind user needs help!
>
>
> Sarai,
>
> Do the following:
> 1. Open "Control Panel."
> 2. navigate to "Administrative Tools."
> 3. Navigate to "Computer Management."
> 4. When "Computer Management" opens, go down until you see "Storage."
> 5. arrow down, probably twice, until you find "Disc Management." 6.
> Once you land on "Disc Management," you should be dropped into a
> listbox that has a list of all the drives as well as the letters they
> are assigned
> to. If not, Tab until you do reach this listbox.
> 7. Arrow down to your Ipod and press the alt Key and right arrow to
> "Actions."
> 8. Down arrow until you reach "All tasks Sub menu."
> 9. Right arrow to open the menu and then arrow down until you find
> "Change
> drive letter and paths..."
> 10. Hit enter and then tab until you find "Change... Button." 11.
> press space, then tab until you find a listbox that contains the
> letters
> of the alphabet. Arrow down until you find one that you know is not
> being
> used by your system and tab to the "OK button."
> 12. A warning will come up letting you know that changing a drive
> letter
>
> could make some programs not run. Just tell it that yes you do want to
> change it, and you will be taken back to that listbox where all your
> drives
> are and your IPod should now sho the letter you just assigned to it,
> and it
> should come right up.
>
> HTH,
>
> James in TN
>
>
>
> Remember when depression strikes, that life will get better,
> eventually!
>
> MSN/Windows Messenger: jamesdean504_at_hotmail.com Skype: Semaj Yahoo
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael DiFebbo" <medifebbo_at_rcn.com>
> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 7:56 AM
> Subject: Re: HELP, Blind user needs help!
>
>
>> Michael wrote:
>>
>>> Assuming that you are using Windows XP, Open "Computer Management,"
>>> and
>>> then navigate to "Disk Management." From there, you can ensure
>>> that your iPod is being assigned a drive letter that is not already
>>> used by another device.
>>
>>
>> Sarai replied:
>>> Its being assigned E, but E is used by one of the slots of my USB
>>> external card reader. Even though I unplugged it, its still not
>>> coming up. Under USB devices under device manager, it says something
>>> like USB storage device. Under properties, it says Ipod 0.
>>>
>>
>> Again, use "Disk Management" to assign another drive letter to the
>> iPod.
Received on 2007-01-05

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