Hi Barbara, I think Jaws 7 has done strange things like that with me. Assuming you can remember the key strokes, have you tried shutting Jaws down, rather than the whole machine. I have a Jaws shortcut on the desktop so: Insert+F4 followed by Enter to shut down jJaws. Windows key + M to minimise everything and put you on the desktop. J will then put you on the Jaws shortcut, and Enter will activate it... with luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Gilhooly" <barbara.gilhooly@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 5:11 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Jaws 7.0 Hi, Don't know if anyone can help me solve a rather infuriating problem. I have just recently installed Jaws 7.0 and it works for a while, then suddenly it will stop speaking, the only way I can get it to speak again, is to shut down and reboot, although this is a little inconvenient, it has, as yet, caused no real problem, but I have my next OU assignment due soon, and I am concerned that this strange behaviour, might occur during writing my assignment and before I get chance to save it. I have tried using the hot keys, but to all intents and purposes, Jaws is still running, it just isn't speaking, hope someone can throw some light on this. Barbara ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.0/290 - Release Date: 23/03/2006 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq