Thanks Barrie. That's encouraging. Actually I am a Hal user so that the "lock up" may not arise. I wonder whether Narrator is also out of action in such circumstances? I have a hot key to launch it and that sometimes gets me going again when sighted help is not available. Douglas On 5 Dec 2006 at 11:01, barrie moxon wrote: > hi Douglas. > I have been using Look and Stop for about two years and find it very good, > and very accessible. I do have a few problems with it. some times it lock > up my screen reader this is window eyes. it happens when a change in thee > registry, when I have to re boot, then I have to have sighted assistances, > all they have to do is click on look and stop, accept are denied the > change. then all is well again, speech come back, this only happens about > two are three times, it my be window eyes but I do no know. this is the > only time I have a problem, the rest of the time works great. > > all the best. > Barrie. > -- Douglas Harrison ** 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