For many months, the only time Narrator will speak on my computer--Windows XP home, JFW4.51 through JFW5.10--is after the Windows XP shut down music. If for some reason the shut down gets befuddled, Narrator will talk me through it smooth as silk. I have tried starting windows with JFW turned off, then bringing up Narrator without loading JFW; no joy. I have OpenBook on my system, had and removed Kurzweil--and Adobe 6.01, all of which include voices in addition to JFW. Could one of these have set some kind of flag that needs to be unset? Obviously, Narrator isn't broken, because it is so wonderfully conversant after shut down begins. Any clues would be appreciated. Thanks, Ann -- 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