Hi,
Yes. Keep in mind that there is an additional step not mentioned here.
If you use the Digital drivers in DOS, then you will need to re-install
JFW to use the speech synthesizer entry titled "DEC-Talk PC or Express"
instead of "DEC-Talk Express". Also, keep in mind that this speech
synthesizer driver will *not* work under NT.
Regards.
On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Kevin Minor wrote:
> Hi listers.
>
> Thanks to the person who posted the URL for the Dectalk update drivers, my
> memory was jogged about a quirk with the Digital drivers and Windows 95. I
> tried the proposed solution, and I'm happy to report that my DOS screen
> reader and JFW work at the same time. The following describes what to do in
> Windows. Of course, what worked for me may not work for you, but it's worth
> a try. I should also mention that this has been discussed on the list
> before, but it's been a while.
>
> The documentation for the Dectalk Express mentions a quirk in both Windows
> 3.1 and Windows 95, where essentially the COM port is being fought over by
> the Dectalk drivers and Windows. The solution is to disable the COM port in
> Windows. Here's how you do it.
>
> Hit CTRL-ESC to bring up the start menu.
>
> Choose SETTINGS, then CONTROL PANNEL.
>
> Next, while in the control pannel, select system.
>
> Now, go to the device manager tab, and get to the tree view which shows the
> devices on your system.
>
> Now, in the tree view, find PORTS COM/LPT, and expand this option.
>
> In the list of COM ports, locate the COM port that your Dectalk Express
> uses, and choose PROPERTIES while that port is selected.
>
> In this dialog box, you'll find a checkbox, indicating the status of the
> COM port. Change the status of the box to disable the COM port, then hit
> OK.
>
> Windows will confirm your choice to disable the COM port. If you're using
> JFW with the HJ Dectalk Express driver, you'll find it no longer functions,
> at least it didn't on my PC.
>
> Now, reboot and have the Digital drivers load. You should find that JFW
> and your DOS screen reader work fine together.
>
> That's all there is to it. I do have a word of warning about the Digital
> drivers, which is different from the HJ drivers. With the HJ driver, you
> can turn off the Dectalk Express and turn it back on again, and the Dectalk
> Express will continue speaking with no problem. This isn't true with the
> Digital drivers. If you turn off the Dectalk Express, or, more likely, the
> battery runs down, you have to reboot to get speech.
>
> I hope this works for others as well as it did for me. This solution will
> probably not let the HJ driver work, but you can use a DOS screen reader and
> JFW to work together.
>
> Kevin Minor
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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