You can't run narrator in the windows PE environment, that is when you are formatting drives, choosing your edition of windows, license etc. You can however run narrator for the oobe (out of the box experience), assuming that your sound card drivers are present, or that you have a generic USB device/headset that narrator can speak through. The oobe is where you type your username, computer name, password, enter product key and choose your windows update and time/date settings, as well as join any networks that might be available at the time. If the sound drivers are available, or you have another device ready to go, just press windows+U to launch the ease of access utilities, then when narrator comes up speaking, tab over to "hear text on screen" and press the space bar. After a few seconds narrator will come back up and you will be at the oobe wizard. Unfortunately for the other part of the install, you either need to run from memory, have sighted assistance, or download the waic and create an xml autoresponse file. We have a project going to get sound drivers implemented into bart PE, which will open up some possibilities. HTH, D!J!X! -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nickus de Vos Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 3:57 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] OT unassisted windows 7 install Hi all sorry for this being off topic but I can't find the answer anyware else. Is there a way to do a unassisted windows 7 install by switching on narrator during the installation? PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq