Hello Norma, If you are not getting any text-to-speech output there are a couple things you might want to check. You might need sighted help to check on these things unless you have enough sight to read the screen.
In Windows 7 64-bit machines, you can get to the text-to-speech settings by using the following in the run box of the start menu: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Speech\SpeechUX\sapi.cpl Copy the above line and paste it in the edit box of the run dialog box and press enter key or use the OK button. You will find a list of possible voices to use as default. You can use arrow keys to select a listed voice, and tab to a preview button to hear the voice. If you do not hear the voice then tab to the advance button and press spacebar on it. You will find two radio buttons In a group for using the preferred default audio device or "use this audio output device." If you use the up or down arrow key to select the latter then you can tab to a list of audio output devices on your system. Make sure a device that uses your output speakers is chosen or listed. If you can resolve the issue by using this dialog box, you can then go into the JAWS window and under the sound card choice in the utilities menu make a choice. I hope you get it working! Take care. Brian Lee [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Norma A. Boge Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 7:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] No speech on new Win 7-64 PC Hey listers, I am dealing with a new Dell PC with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. First problem I noticed was that Narrator, although loaded, does not speak. Second problem is there was no speech during the installation of JAWS 12 from a DVD. All I heard was the waves sloshing against the beach. Which is nice, but hardly worth the money. Anyway, Jaws is loaded, but no speech. I do have Windows system sounds, and audio CDs and Internet streams play fine. Seems as though it is a text to speech problem, but I'll be danged if I can figure out how to resolve it. As usual, all suggestions and advice are mucho appreciated. Thanks for reading, Norma For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected]
