Kevin thanks. I guess the trouble is though that if the soundcard/volume settings are mucked up then Narator won't be heard either. Unless narator does a check on loading. Ray Personal emails: Email me at mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "kevin and emma" <kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 7:32 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: How do you wake up a silent computer?\ hi ray, only thing i can think of is to use narator as a temporary solution to check the sound settings. windows key +u should load narator in winXP home. kevin - co-owner/moderator of the blind gamers discussion list. email/msn: kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 6:03 PM Subject: [access-uk] How do you wake up a silent computer?\ > Hi list. > > A friend, the same one who had to ddowngrade to Windows XP home > to use JAWS standard and who needed help with BT interenet, has > had another problem, and not just once. The speech and sound > from his computer have just vanished! > > He's totaly blind so its very hard to tell him what he might do > to get the PC up and talking again. So, folks, how do you get > sound back when it vanishes? > > No, the speakers are connected and OK, the volume is turned up. > There's just no sound. I think it is the mixer volume controls > being altered, most likely a mute setting. So, is there a > command, or some sort of script file that stands a good chance > of > recovering lost sound? Such a thing ought to be possible to > help, at least in some cases. Any thoughts? > Ray > > Personal emails: Email me at > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx > > > ** 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 ** 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