[nvda] Re: autorun.inf on a thumb drive

hi golden and all,
here i provide the instruction again and i hope is for the last.

1. click the following URL and download the ready make autorun.inf file

http://nvda.50webs.org/autorun.inf

note: if for some reason your browser did not ask for download but show the 
file content instead, you select all and copy to a new 
notepad file and save it with the name autorun.inf.

2. i assume you don't have NVDA handy, so get a NVDA zip package from

www.nvda-project.org/

note: remember, you must get the zip archive not the exe installer.

3. unzip the NVDA zip package somewhere on your harddrive and please rename the 
unzip folder to "nvda" without the quote sign.

4. now, you already have the autorun.inf file ready and you also have the nvda 
program folder ready, copy both into your thumb drive 
root.

5. finally, take off your thumb drive and reinsert it back to your computer. 
after you hear the USB connection sound, a menu screen 
will pop-up to ask you what you want windows to do, if you are success, the 
first option on the menu will be "start NVDA". here is 
the semple of the menu

JETFLASH (L:)
This disk or device contains more than one type of content.
What do you want Windows to do?

Start NVDA using the program provided on the device
Play using Windows Media Player
Print the pictures using Photo Printing Wizard
View a slideshow of the images using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scanner and Camera 
Wizard
Open folder to view files

OK Cancel

note: you can use others screen reader to confirm whether the menu pop-up or 
not.

i hope this will clear things up.

again, i am telling the steps that i myself using and it is work beautifully.

warmest Regards,
Allan Wong

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "golden" <golden89@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 08:42
Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers


hi John and Chris

i'm finding the same problem on my flash drive. nvda simply won't start.
when i hit the apps key to start nvda manually, i get "access is denied"
message.
i have removed other files on the flash drive thinking that they were the
culprits but still no go.
i'm stuck now.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 5:07 AM
Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers


> Chris, Are you sure you have a plain USB thumb drive? I tried the inf file
> you attached to your message and it did not work for me. I've found
> bzillions of articles on the web that say autorun does not work on typical
> thumb drives. But here is something from the Microsoft web site:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/usbfaq.mspx
> --- Begin Quote ---
> Q: What must I do to trigger Autorun on my USB storage device?
> The Autorun capabilities are restricted to CD-ROM drives and fixed disk
> drives. If you need to make a USB storage device perform Autorun, the
> device must
> not be marked as a removable media device and the device must contain an
> Autorun.inf file and a startup application.
> The removable media device setting is a flag contained within the SCSI
> Inquiry Data response to the SCSI Inquiry command. Bit 7 of byte 1
> (indexed from
> 0) is the Removable Media Bit (RMB). A RMB set to zero indicates that the
> device is not a removable media device. A RMB of one indicates that the
> device
> is a removable media device. Drivers obtain this information by using the
> StorageDeviceProperty request.
> --- End Quote ---
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Bruinenberg" <chbruin7@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:43 PM
> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>
>
>> Hi
>> THis should make it work.  I have just a regular flash drive and it
>> works.
>>
>>
>> [autorun]
>> open=nvda\nvda.exe
>> Action=Start NVDA
>> icon=nvda\nvda.exe
>> shell\NVDA="Start NVDA"
>> shell\NVDA\command=nvda\nvda.exe
>>
>>
>> i'm also attatching the autorun file I have on my flash
>> Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:32 PM
>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>
>>
>>>I was waiting for somebody else to answer this question because all I
>>>know
>>>about it is from what I found out by googling for this topic after  we
>>>discussed it last week. From what I read, you have to have a particular
>>>type of flash drive for the autorun feature to work. It does not work on
>>>most flash drives.
>>>
>>> So you could buy another flash drive or you could just run nvda
>>> manually.
>>> It's still way, way easier to start than jaws.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "golden" <golden89@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 2:21 AM
>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>
>>>
>>>> hi Jeff
>>>>
>>>> i've tried what you have suggested but still no luck'
>>>> nvda simply won't load at all.
>>>> is it because of other files on the flash drive which are stopping nvda
>>>> from loading?
>>>> do you think that i should try on a fresh flash drive?
>>>> thanks much again.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Jeffrey Shockley" <jawswizard@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 11:48 AM
>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Here's an example. It might be exactly right, but it should give you an
>>>> idea.
>>>>
>>>> [autorun]
>>>> Open=nvda\nvda.exe
>>>> This files should be saved on the root of your flash drive.
>>>> HTH,
>>>> Jeffrey
>>>>
>>>> Check out my blog!
>>>> The URL is
>>>> http://jeffreyshockley.livejournal.com
>>>> "You learn something new every day!"
>>>> "You can do anything if you put your mind to it!"
>>>> "It is not what we see that determines who we are. It is how we choose
>>>> to
>>>> see it."
>>>>
>>>> --Doomed Dragon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nvda-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nvda-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of golden
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 11:45 PM
>>>> To: nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> kindly share with us how to set autorun nvda on a flash drive
>>>> it's certainly very useful on PCS without  cdrom.
>>>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR KINDEST RESPONSE.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Allan Wong" <allan.wkf@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 12:09 AM
>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> hi John Heim,
>>>>> just wish to clear up the mess.
>>>>>
>>>>> not to tell the list that i don't have a cd/dvd rom, i just wish to
>>>>> tell
>>>>> you that, in my case is different. i am a computer
>>>>> technician and almost every day i'm facing to those office computer
>>>>> that
>>>>> their bosses don't want to hook up a cd/dvd-rom for their
>>>>> workers. so if i only have NVDA in cd-rom format, i might put myself
>>>>> in
>>>>> to
>>>>
>>>>> a big trouble if i go and do service at their office.
>>>>>
>>>>> second, i know i can purches many device through the net, but that is
>>>>> good
>>>>
>>>>> if i leave in US, unfortunetly i'm not.
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks for your advice anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> Warmest Regards,
>>>>> Allan Wong
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 23:53
>>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Allan, why do you keep telling the whole list that you don't have a CD
>>>>> drive? Okay, w'eve got that. If you can't use the CD image I created,
>>>>> well,
>>>>> that's too bad but what the heck am I supposed to do about it?  Other
>>>>> people
>>>>> have found it useful. Lots of other people do have CD drives. I
>>>>> suspect
>>>>> that
>>>>> almost everybody has a CD drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, I already told the list how to order the USB headset I am using.
>>>>> There
>>>>> is a very large on-line computer parts reseller named newegg.com. Go
>>>>> to
>>>>> www.newegg.com and search for 'plantronics headset'. Then do a page
>>>>> search
>>>>> for 550. That will put you right on the Plantronics 550 headset. It's
>>>>> $40+
>>>>> with shipping in the US.
>>>>>
>>>>> If my advice doesn't apply to you, well, I'm sorry about that. But
>>>>> there's
>>>>> nothing I can do about it. Nor anyone else on this list.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Allan Wong" <allan.wkf@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 9:43 AM
>>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. as you mention "Plantronics 550" i can tell, this brand of headset
>>>>>> cannot fine in my country and i've used several brand of
>>>>>> headset does need to install the manufactory driver in order to work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. as i've said many time on this list, not all the computer have
>>>>>> equip
>>>>>> with a cd/dvd-rom drive and i always facing this problem, so
>>>>>> the cd-iso may be useless in my case.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Warmest Regards,
>>>>>> Allan Wong
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 22:06
>>>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But allan, nobody said *all* headsets work out of the box. I said a
>>>>>> specific
>>>>>> USB (not bluetooth) headset, the Plantronics 550, does not need a
>>>>>> driver.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you plug in a supported headset, like the Plantronics 550, and
>>>>>> insert
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> CD built from the nvda CD image I created (see
>>>>>> http://www.math.wisc.edu/~jheim/nvda/), I believe you will get speech
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> any
>>>>>> typically configured Windows XP computer without doing anything else.
>>>>>> When
>>>>>> you're finished, you could close nvda, pop out the CD, and unplug the
>>>>>> headset and the PC would be back to exactly the state it was in
>>>>>> before
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> began.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "Allan Wong" <allan.wkf@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 8:40 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>i can tell you, not all device have windows build in driver. although
>>>>>>>i'm
>>>>>>>have a up-to-date copy of windows, some time i do need to
>>>>>>> install extra driver to have my bluetooth headset working. not all
>>>>>>> brand
>>>>>>> is windows compliant.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> just my personal experience.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wormest Regards,
>>>>>>> Allan Wong
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>> From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 21:24
>>>>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It does not require drivers. Well, I suppose it probably does but
>>>>>>> they're
>>>>>>> included in Windows XP. Assuming you're current on updates, that is.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>> From: "John Greer" <jpgreer17@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 5:39 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Well that would probably be a question better asked on the USB
>>>>>>>> speaker
>>>>>>>> manufacturers website, but yeah in most cases expect that if you
>>>>>>>> add
>>>>>>>> hardware to a computer it will require drivers.
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>> From: "mike coulombe" <kb8aey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 5:35 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks I will look in to that. Did you have to load a driver from
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> cd
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> make it work, or does windows really see it and allow nvda to work
>>>>>>>>> through it.
>>>>>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>>>>> X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 000765-2, 08/15/2007), Outbound message
>>>>>>>>> X-Antivirus-Status: Clean
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ----- (Original Message) -----
>>>>>>>>> From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> Date: Wednesday, August 15,  at 5:30 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [nvda] Re: usb speakers
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You need a USB headset.  I just bought one from newegg. Works
>>>>>>>>> great.
>>>>>>>>> You
>>>>>>>>> plug it in, you get sound. Just the thing for machines w/o a sound
>>>>>>>>> card
>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>> where sound is misconfigured.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you're interested, go to  www.newegg.com and search for
>>>>>>>>> 'plantronics
>>>>>>>>> headset'. I got model 510. But I really wanted 500. They were out
>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>> stock
>>>>>>>>> when I ordered.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>> From: "mike coulombe" <kb8aey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> To: "screenreader" <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 4:54 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: [nvda] usb speakers
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks that's what I thought. Sound is needed and I need a way to
>>>>>>>>>> run
>>>>>>>>>> nvda
>>>>>>>>>> on systems that for one reason or another don't have a sound card
>>>>>>>>>> driver
>>>>>>>>>> installed.
>>>>>>>>>> Mike. 

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