I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but maybe. Here are parts of two posts from last year sometime. Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 16:24:07 -0400 Subject: [JFWlite] Alternative speech outlet Reply-To: JFWlite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hi, in case anyone wants a way of changing their sound card drivers or even installing a new sound card and still have speech with out an external synthesizer, I have found a way. I purchased a digital head set and windows sees it as its own little sound card. By going into the control panel and to sounds and audio devices and choosing the digital head set as your preferred audio device and checking use, only preferred devices all the sounds including jaws will bypass your sound card and go through the head set instead. This USB digital head set is also plug_and_play and does not need drivers so it would even work for sound when installing with an answer file if you do not want to go through making a bootable XP CD with extra sound drivers. You will get sound from the headset so you can install your sound card drivers using the digital head set for speech. snip Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 18:37:34 -0400 Subject: Re: Alternative speech method Reply-To: jfwlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I got it from best buy, details below: Plantronics Digitally Enhanced Foldable Stereo Headset Model: DSP-400 $69.99 Regards, Terrill Reynolds, -- Email: Terrill1@xxxxxxxx Messenger/hotmail:terrillreynolds36@xxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx