Joan, Has your friend recently upgraded to Hal 6.02? This began to happen on my system once 6.02 was installed and I now have to do as Mark suggested i.e. Windows key plus D or M before I can navigate the desktop. In Hal 6.01 it tended to read the task bar repetitively on boot up. In fixing this Dolphin may have created another problem - but I hope not! If the problem persists your friend would be well advised to phone Dolphin Tech Support(0845 130 5353). On 18 Jul 2004 at 21:14, Joan Muir wrote: > Hi, Folks, > I have had a frantic phone call from a Hal user. She is unable to use her > computer because, when on the desktop, Hal announces "No Focus Detected". > > > Would anyone be able to explain this problem? I am not a Hal user myself. > > Best wishes, > > Joan. > -- Douglas Harrison ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq