That is so wierd. The exact same thing is happening on my computer. It's been doing it for about two weeks now. It doesn't do it every single time, but most. I unload it, reload, and hey presto... Temperamental machines!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Amro Bilal To: Jaws Emailing List Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:45 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Jaws not speaking at start up Hi all, Since I reinstalled XP Professional last week on my computer I'm having the following problem. I have Jaws configured to start automatically when the computer starts. Jaws starts ok, but, with no speech. I have to unload Jaws and reload it for Jaws to talk. I tried this with Jaws 9 and older versions but the results are the same. Would anyone have an idea what might be bothering Jaws? Cheers, Amro