Hi Marshall, congratulations on taking the plunge! The installation using VMWare's "easy install" method can be done without sighted help. VMWare asks all the relevant questions up front, then automates the Windows setup. In Windows 8.1, you don't have a startup sound by default. However, about 15 to 20 minutes after you begin the install you can turn on Narrator by pressing COMMAND+ENTER. By default the COMMAND KEY acts as a Windows key, so you are pressing WINDOWS+ENTER.
Cheers, Grant > On Jun 18, 2015, at 4:43 PM, Marshall Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > I'm about to take the plunge and install Windows 8.1 into a virtual machine. > Since I've never done a Windows 8.1 install before I have three questions. > 1. Can this installation be done without sighted help? > 2. Are there any gotchas in the installation process? > 3. How do I turn on Narrator after the installation is complete? > > Thanks > Marshall > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
