Recent content by Vivvvv

Sorry, technology and I aren't getting on well today, and I replied before I'd finished my message. Thanks for the suggestion to call Google support. I'll do that.

Thank you. I didn't think of that, although it's hard to accept that I'd be out of range in Toronto.

Yes, offline speech recognition installed and updates automatically, and settings are correct. There must be something more obscure. As I said, the offline calling will work fine for weeks, both when I'm driving and when I'm not. Then, sporadically, it will say it needs to have mobile data on...

I use Google Assistant to make calls on my android phone when both the internet and mobile data are turned off. This works perfectly most of the time, but, often, Google responds that it can't make a call because mobile data is off. Several attempts elicit the same response then, suddenly, it...

Thanks again. I think I'll give it a try. If I backup my system first, I should be able to return to it if things fall apart, I hope.

Thanks for your good advice, Titan. Do you know if it's possible to replace the Intel HD Graphics 3000 with something that would be compatible with Windows 10, and what that would be? Although I have a pretty good understanding of Windows and drivers, my experience peters out at this point...

I have a Windows 7 HP Elitebook 8460p notebook. I have the latest BIOS and drivers. I tried to upgrade to Windows 10 but received a warning that my Intel HD Graphics 3000 wasn't compatible with Win 10. The HP and Intel sites do not have later Windows 7 drivers for the device, nor do they offer...