Dave, I agree that problems like this should be brought to FS's attention, and the more who do so, the merrier. But I shy away from your notion of paranoia. People driving cars are urged to take a rest every two hundred miles. Hot showers may go cold after an hour. Plants need to be watered every day in the summer. So recharging JAWS once in a while isn't such bizarre behavior. Now that I'm in the habit of shutting it down from time to time while I go put on the kettle or make a call, it's become part of the day's rhythm. I estimate I do so twice a day and Outlook 2003 once a day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Farfar Carlson Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 12:54 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Internal Microphone Roger, If you're using JAWS 12 then Insert+Spacebar, then release and press the letter s. You will hear "speech off". Repeat the keystroke to turn it back on. Dave Composed in the Audio Recording and Mixing Studios, San Jose, California ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger White To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 09:29 Subject: Re: Internal Microphone When I tried recording, the JAWS voice was in the file. Can I mute the JAWS easily? ----- Original Message ----- From: Hamid Hamraz To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 4:42 PM Subject: Re: Internal Microphone No, you don't need 2 sound cards. I can offer you 2 clues in order to resolve your problem: 1- Are you using a headphone? or the Jaws sound outputs via the loud speakers. In the latter it is trivial that any sound in the environment, including Jaws, is recorded via the mic. Otherwise: 2- Go to the control panel > sounds and audio devices. Then control tab to the Audio tab. Tab until you reach the sound recording volume button. There you can manipulate which devices contribute to your recordings. This is for XP. There must be something similar for Vista and seven also. HTH Hamid ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger White To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 9:27 PM Subject: Internal Microphone I have a built-in microphone on my Hp Pavilion Laptop. A guy, I know, help me boost the volume, but when I record, the JAWS voice is in the recording. Do I need two sound cards, or how can I solve the problem?