Having learned from this correspondence that Narrator's available in the Windows 7 that came with my new laptop (which replaced the dead Win XP desktop that I'd found far more satisfactory for many years), I've just turned off my JAWS 11 (which I find much better than the JAWS 12 that now starts automatically on bootup), I invoked Narrator and found its voice too muffled and hard to understand. It also seems hard to figure out what to check in the pulldown menus to make it begin to imitate JAWS. So I went to the Narrator window, closed it, and reinvoked JAWS 11.
I wonder if any blind user's have found Narrator better in some respects than JAWS 11.
Nelson
From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pratik Patel
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 2:53 PM
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1. Narrator doesn’t automatically start because you already have a screen reader running.
2. Microsoft Anna is a voice that only comes with Windows Vista and Windows 7. It cannot be used under Windows XP. Suggest you move to 7 if you can.
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Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 4:19 PM
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Hi all,
Running Windows xp pro, and jaws 12.0.525.
Here's the problem. When I press windows key and u Narater should start talking. It doesn't for some reason. Anyone know how to solve that?
I've got the Mike and Sam voices, because when I shut the computer off, it does talk then.
Also, a second question. I notice that on my friends Windows 7 machine, that Narater is a much better voice. Can I install that voice on my xp computer?
I'd love to be able to use that voice with NVDA!
Harry
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