Thank's for that suggestion, I will try that when the problem next occurs, at present, and I am touching wood as I say this, everything is working well. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx> To: "Jaws Emailing List" <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 12:59 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Jaws 7.0 > Hi Barbara and all, > > (If you're one of the technical minded on this list please read on) > > Ok, this is my story... JAWS has done the very same thing with me many > times. I did a test to see if it was JAWS who's misbehaving or it was my > soundcard, by playing a sound file after JAWS stops talking. As I suspected, > it was my computer losing its sound output all together rather than JAWS. I > found that by putting my computer into standby mode and then waking it up > brings back the sound output. That's a quicker way to get round the problem > than a restart, and I stopped losing any unsaved work at the same time. > > Now you could argue that it's actually JAWS who's causing all of this to > happen in the first plaice, though I have no evidence to support this > assumption. However, I sent my machine away twice for the soundcard to be > checked but got told that there was nothing faulty with it. I don't know > what I can do next to certify where the problem lies and I wouldn't mind any > thoughts... Lastly, I'd have to say that after a reinstallation of XP and > upgrading to JAWS 7.0, the problem now only happens once a while. > > Hope this anecdote would be of any help to you, Barbara! *Smile* > > AmroB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Gilhooly" <barbara.gilhooly@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 5:11 PM > Subject: [jaws-uk] Jaws 7.0 > > > > Hi, > > > > Don't know if anyone can help me solve a rather infuriating problem. I > > have > > just recently installed Jaws 7.0 and it works for a while, then suddenly > > it > > will stop speaking, the only way I can get it to speak again, is to shut > > down and reboot, although this is a little inconvenient, it has, as yet, > > caused no real problem, but I have my next OU assignment due soon, and I > > am > > concerned that this strange behaviour, might occur during writing my > > assignment and before I get chance to save it. I have tried using the hot > > keys, but to all intents and purposes, Jaws is still running, it just > > isn't > > speaking, hope someone can throw some light on this. > > > > Barbara > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** jaws-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:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-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:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.1/292 - Release Date: 24/03/2006 > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-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:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq