If you start the install from within windows then yes it should be. You can use your screen reader to do the first part, then your PC will restart several times after which point it sounds like it's not doing anything press windows key + U and you should get some speech.
Even if you can't do an upgrade i.e. because your using XP, do a custom install and when it installs it it will make a copy of your entire C drive into a folder called windows.old where you can get to files, but really you'd be better making sure you back everything up.
My realtek soundcard didn't work out of the box for Vista but it did for Windows 7.
Personally I think Microsoft have done a good job in making the instllation accessible as the only people who should be able to access it are those putting it on a completely clean machine with nothing on the hard drive.
Peter -------------------------------------------------- From: "william lomas" <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:19 PM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audible installation of Windows 7
no lol claps hands at microsoft On 21 Oct 2009, at 16:18, James & Nash wrote:Hi list, Is the installation of the new Windows 7 accessible to the blind please? Thanks Take careJames, Lyn, Nash and Twinny ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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