Bob,

Narrator is really intended for basic system setup or configuration, such
as when helping someone else with a computer issue or when your full screen
reader crashes.

It would not be the best tool for anyone, especially someone new to the
world of assistive technology, to use and get a sense of what computing
with a full-featured screen reader is like.

At 11:41 AM 2/17/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello Listers,
>A VI friend has just started to learn to use a computer and has asked me
>about using Narrator in XP. Has anyone used this feature available in XP and
>how useful would it be to someone who has only a little sight?
>Could it be used instead of the normal screen readers?
>
>Many thanks
>
>Bob Gould


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