Hi Gerald, I plan on documenting this install, so I will pass it along. Richard Q. Justice-website owner www.blind-computing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Narrator during Windows Installation?
Thanks for the explanation. Good luck with your installation this weekend. Let us know how it goes. Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Narrator during Windows Installation? > Hi Gerald, > Yes, the O/S is already installed, but Windows has something they call > out of bvox experience.. > What this amounts to is setting up your date and time, network if you want > one, and registering and activating Windows. > There may be a couple of other items, but I don't remember them right off. > If you are setting this up on a machine you just bought, you will have > sound > thru the speakers because all of the drivers are already installed for > your > hardware. > Now, as to installing Vista or Windows 7 on a box with XP already > installed, > you will have your screen-reader during the first part of the install, > because you are installing from a host O/S, but this will only be > available > until the machine re-boots for the first time. > After that, just leave the machine alone for maybe an hour, and then hit > the > Windows key + the letter U, and Narrator will come up, allowing you to > finish the install. > Note: > The only way you will have sound for Narrator, is if you have a USB > soundcard, such as a USB headset. > The reason for this is, that you won't have the drivers for your > soundcard, > but a USB headset doesn't require any special drivers. > If you want more detail on the out of box experience I mentioned, > then stay-tuned, hopefully I'm reloading a machine this weekend > from an xp installation disk. > HTH, > Richard Q. Justice-website owner > www.blind-computing.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:31 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Narrator during Windows Installation? > > > > I'm a little confused. If Narrator already worked when you turned on your > new computer for the first time, wouldn't that indicate that Windows was > already completely installed? Don't all new computers come with the OS > ready to go? It seems to me that the only reason to installWindows on a > new > computer would be to install a different version than the preinstalled > version, like for example, installing XP on a new machine equipped with > Vista. But it sounds like installing Windows is not for the technically > challenged or faint of heart like me. > > Gerald > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ROGELIO TERRAZAS" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:19 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Narrator during Windows Installation? > > >> Well in my case. I bought a new computer. So I don't know how much of >> it >> was installed. But I just hit Window+U and everything worked well. I >> would imagine usually when you insert a CD, it starts to install itself, >> but if you are lording in Windows I would get some sighted assistance. >> [email protected] >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gerald Levy" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 3:10 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Narrator during Windows Installation? >> >> >>> >>> I'm just curious. You said you installed Windows yourself. Exactly >>> what >>> happens when you load the installation CD in the DVD drive? Does >>> Narrator start talking right away? Did you have sighted assistance? I >>> have been under the impression that you either need sighted assistance >>> to >>> install Windows or else perform an unattended installation. >>> >>> Gerald >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "ROGELIO TERRAZAS" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 3:16 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Narrator during Windows Installation? >>> >>> >>>> You can use Narrator during Windows Installation. This is computer >>>> that >>>> I am on is about 3-4 weeks old. I installed Windows myself with >>>> Narrator. >>>> [email protected] >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Lino Morales" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 2:13 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Narrator during Windows Installation? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Don, >>>>> I think it can be done. Your bro in Christ, >>>>> Lino Morales and Louie Lab >>>>> Email and Windows Live Messenger: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Skype lino_and_louie >>>>> Twitter: >>>>> www.twitter.com/lino_and_louie >>>>> For Blind Christian Men, visit: >>>>> http://morales-family.lljfm.net/mailman/listinfo/blindmen4christ_morales-family >>>>> to subscribe to Blind Men For Christ. >>>>> And check out our site at: >>>>> www.lljfm.net >>>>> where you'll find our blog and other links. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Donald Marang" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:05 AM >>>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Narrator during Windows Installation? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone know if Narrator is available at any point during a >>>>> Windows >>>>> 7 >>>>> install? I thought I heard that Narrator could be turned on about >>>>> half >>>>> way >>>>> through a Vista install using Windows + u. Perhaps pressing Alt + n >>>>> would >>>>> be necessary as well? I have not installed either, so I have no >>>>> personal >>>>> experience. >>>>> >>>>> Don Marang >>>>> >>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. >>>>> Virus Database (VPS): 090604-0, 06/04/2009 >>>>> Tested on: 6/4/2009 2:15:30 PM >>>>> avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. >>>>> http://www.avast.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> avast! 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