Hi Vanja, I'm no expert, but looks like your sound card is being accessed by Skype or your phone set ahead of Jaws. Have you got Skype set to load on start up? Try undoing that and see if JFW kicks in normally. I also heard that Skype and it's bells and whistles used to be a bit of a memory drainer, so maybe that's another area to consider. Cheers, and ho ho ho, Happy Christmas to everyone on here, Robin. -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vanja Sudar Sent: 20 December 2005 21:06 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Strange problem with starting jaws Today I have installed a USB cordless phone that you can use for making landline and also skype calls. Ever since I've plugged the phone in to my USB port I have a very strange problem with jaws. When I start the computer, jaws starts up automaticly, but does not speak. In order to make jaws speak I have to quit jaws, then load it again. If I sellect jaws not to start automaticly then once computer starts up select it manualy, jaws will start fine, it's only if it starts up automaticly it actually won't speak until I unload and then reload it. I seriously don't understand how having a USB phone plugged in can cause this problem, but this is what happens. More to the point, is there any way that this problem can be fixed? I have repared and uninstalled then reinstalled jaws, but that didn't make any difference. I thank in advance any who may be able to help. Vanja MSN messenger: sudar23@xxxxxxxxxxx AIM: vanja121 Skype: vanja121 http://www.sudar.co.uk