Re: [Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp
My question is then, how did you read the note to be able to reply :). Do you have a buddy, neighbor or other sightling that could help walk you through? You can also set the default sound card Jaws uses by doing the following: 1. Insert key J 2. U for utilities 3. O for sound card At that point you'll have to know which, if you have more than one card, is the one you want to use. For instance I have a $30 Logitech USB headset and I know "l" is the default letter to hit. So if I had to, and I have had to a time or two, did the above and then hit "l" for Logitech I will say there's been times with the USB headset, I've had to unplug and replug it in to re-initiate the firmware in it. Though that hasn't happened in a while now. Being left withotu speech is zero fun, hope this helps. Brad On 12/1/2011 05:41 AM Mich Verrier said... Hi brad well all of that is for shure helpfull but the problum is that i have no sound and jaws is not speeking so i am not quite shure how to acomplish all that with out jaws. I have tryed running narater and nvda and all of them don't work. from Mich. - Original Message - From: "Brad Dunsé" To: Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp Some things to try: 1. Chords. Sounds too simple but it never hurts to ask :), Have you checked the chords on your headset or speakers to make sure nothing got unplugged or even half unplugged? 2. Mute: Do you have a mute button on your keyboard's multi-media section or headset line volume that might have gotten pressed? Or perhaps just the volume turned down to the lowest setting there? This has happened to me on the line volume of my headset once. 3. Had you tried an alternative headset or speakers to see if your's just didn't give up the ghost? 4. I haven't used XP in a little bit but had you checked your Volume control properties/settings to see the card you intended to use is still set to correct volumes and setting? Some computers have in-board sound cards plus an actual sound card installed, it'd be good to check there to see all is set correct to use the one you wish and volumes are up and all. 5. USB. Are you using a USB headset? If so, try using something else in that slot to make sure it works. It could be a connection inside the case came loose on that panel of USB's. 6. You can check your device manager to see your sound card did not get disabled somehow. Perhaps along with the updates an updated driver was installed and didn't agree. I believe you can roll back just the driver in device manager. But I'd not do that unless you see it disabled and cannot enable it manually. 7. You could try rolling back your computer to prior to the updates. , if the update for some reason had an issue, which I'd think an Office update really wouldn't but in any case, a roll back would let you know, you can always undo the roll back. I'd create a restore point prior to that just to make sure you have a place to go back to the way it is right now. It ought do one on it's own but I always set one manually anyway to be sure. Hope this is of some help. Brad On 12/1/2011 03:35 AM Mich Verrier said... Hi all. tonight I was listening to a book in winamp and then I re started my pc and now there is no sound coming up. I hear no windows start up sounds and no jaws. what can I do to get my sounds back? I am running jaws 12 windows xp and the last thing I did before re booting was stop the book and re boot the pc. I have tried shutting it down using the power button and the power bar and each time I re started it I don't hear the windows start up sound and there is no jaws. it is not grinding away or anything it is just sitting there and I can't even get narrator to open or nvda. The last install I did was a ms high priority update I think it was office 2007 or maybe 2010 and when I was dun downloading the update it said that I had to re start the pc and I said no that I would start it later and when I re started tonight this is what happened. many thanks for any help that any one can give me with this. It could also be that my sounds got muted some how as well. well I hope some one hear can help. from Mich. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Brad Dunsé "Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." --Unknown http://www.braddunsemusic.com http://www.facebook.com/braddunse http://www.twitter.com/braddunse For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Brad Dunsé "Courage is being scared to death and saddling u
Re: [Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp
Going on one suggestion that Brad mad, if your using a headset that is plugged inot the sound card than try using one that is USB or I finally bought a couple of simple USB sound cards. These plug directly into a USB port and have the same outputs basically as my sound card and I have had to use them in a couple of situations. Doing this will take the focus away from the default sound card and bring it to the USB device whether it is a USB headset or sound card. - Original Message - From: "Mich Verrier" To: Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:41 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp Hi brad well all of that is for shure helpfull but the problum is that i have no sound and jaws is not speeking so i am not quite shure how to acomplish all that with out jaws. I have tryed running narater and nvda and all of them don't work. from Mich. - Original Message - From: "Brad Dunsé" To: Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp Some things to try: 1. Chords. Sounds too simple but it never hurts to ask :), Have you checked the chords on your headset or speakers to make sure nothing got unplugged or even half unplugged? 2. Mute: Do you have a mute button on your keyboard's multi-media section or headset line volume that might have gotten pressed? Or perhaps just the volume turned down to the lowest setting there? This has happened to me on the line volume of my headset once. 3. Had you tried an alternative headset or speakers to see if your's just didn't give up the ghost? 4. I haven't used XP in a little bit but had you checked your Volume control properties/settings to see the card you intended to use is still set to correct volumes and setting? Some computers have in-board sound cards plus an actual sound card installed, it'd be good to check there to see all is set correct to use the one you wish and volumes are up and all. 5. USB. Are you using a USB headset? If so, try using something else in that slot to make sure it works. It could be a connection inside the case came loose on that panel of USB's. 6. You can check your device manager to see your sound card did not get disabled somehow. Perhaps along with the updates an updated driver was installed and didn't agree. I believe you can roll back just the driver in device manager. But I'd not do that unless you see it disabled and cannot enable it manually. 7. You could try rolling back your computer to prior to the updates. , if the update for some reason had an issue, which I'd think an Office update really wouldn't but in any case, a roll back would let you know, you can always undo the roll back. I'd create a restore point prior to that just to make sure you have a place to go back to the way it is right now. It ought do one on it's own but I always set one manually anyway to be sure. Hope this is of some help. Brad On 12/1/2011 03:35 AM Mich Verrier said... Hi all. tonight I was listening to a book in winamp and then I re started my pc and now there is no sound coming up. I hear no windows start up sounds and no jaws. what can I do to get my sounds back? I am running jaws 12 windows xp and the last thing I did before re booting was stop the book and re boot the pc. I have tried shutting it down using the power button and the power bar and each time I re started it I don't hear the windows start up sound and there is no jaws. it is not grinding away or anything it is just sitting there and I can't even get narrator to open or nvda. The last install I did was a ms high priority update I think it was office 2007 or maybe 2010 and when I was dun downloading the update it said that I had to re start the pc and I said no that I would start it later and when I re started tonight this is what happened. many thanks for any help that any one can give me with this. It could also be that my sounds got muted some how as well. well I hope some one hear can help. from Mich. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Brad Dunsé "Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." --Unknown http://www.braddunsemusic.com http://www.facebook.com/braddunse http://www.twitter.com/braddunse For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp
Hi Mitch. I hope you can read this message. Hopefully your volume has gotten turned down or muted. Otherwise, the update may have done something to your sound card. To see if your volume has gotten turned down do the following (you'll have to do this without speech, so be extra careful). 1. Press windowsKey+r to invoke the run dialog. 2. Type sndvol32 which brings up the volume control. 3. Hit tab once to get passed the balance control. 4. Hit your home key and see if that gives you sound. 5. If it doesn't, hit the end key to see if that does. For some reason I've had both keys work on different computers. 6. Hit alt+f4 to close out the volume control. If you can get sighted assistance, run steps 1 and 2 above and see if they can see anything wrong (check the wave volume as that may also be turned down). Hope this helps. Bob - Original Message - From: "Mich Verrier" To: "blind-computing @jaws-users.com" Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 3:35 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp Hi all. tonight I was listening to a book in winamp and then I re started my pc and now there is no sound coming up. I hear no windows start up sounds and no jaws. what can I do to get my sounds back? I am running jaws 12 windows xp and the last thing I did before re booting was stop the book and re boot the pc. I have tried shutting it down using the power button and the power bar and each time I re started it I don't hear the windows start up sound and there is no jaws. it is not grinding away or anything it is just sitting there and I can't even get narrator to open or nvda. The last install I did was a ms high priority update I think it was office 2007 or maybe 2010 and when I was dun downloading the update it said that I had to re start the pc and I said no that I would start it later and when I re started tonight this is what happened. many thanks for any help that any one can give me with this. It could also be that my sounds got muted some how as well. well I hope some one hear can help. from Mich. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp
Hi brad well all of that is for shure helpfull but the problum is that i have no sound and jaws is not speeking so i am not quite shure how to acomplish all that with out jaws. I have tryed running narater and nvda and all of them don't work. from Mich. - Original Message - From: "Brad Dunsé" To: Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp Some things to try: 1. Chords. Sounds too simple but it never hurts to ask :), Have you checked the chords on your headset or speakers to make sure nothing got unplugged or even half unplugged? 2. Mute: Do you have a mute button on your keyboard's multi-media section or headset line volume that might have gotten pressed? Or perhaps just the volume turned down to the lowest setting there? This has happened to me on the line volume of my headset once. 3. Had you tried an alternative headset or speakers to see if your's just didn't give up the ghost? 4. I haven't used XP in a little bit but had you checked your Volume control properties/settings to see the card you intended to use is still set to correct volumes and setting? Some computers have in-board sound cards plus an actual sound card installed, it'd be good to check there to see all is set correct to use the one you wish and volumes are up and all. 5. USB. Are you using a USB headset? If so, try using something else in that slot to make sure it works. It could be a connection inside the case came loose on that panel of USB's. 6. You can check your device manager to see your sound card did not get disabled somehow. Perhaps along with the updates an updated driver was installed and didn't agree. I believe you can roll back just the driver in device manager. But I'd not do that unless you see it disabled and cannot enable it manually. 7. You could try rolling back your computer to prior to the updates. , if the update for some reason had an issue, which I'd think an Office update really wouldn't but in any case, a roll back would let you know, you can always undo the roll back. I'd create a restore point prior to that just to make sure you have a place to go back to the way it is right now. It ought do one on it's own but I always set one manually anyway to be sure. Hope this is of some help. Brad On 12/1/2011 03:35 AM Mich Verrier said... Hi all. tonight I was listening to a book in winamp and then I re started my pc and now there is no sound coming up. I hear no windows start up sounds and no jaws. what can I do to get my sounds back? I am running jaws 12 windows xp and the last thing I did before re booting was stop the book and re boot the pc. I have tried shutting it down using the power button and the power bar and each time I re started it I don't hear the windows start up sound and there is no jaws. it is not grinding away or anything it is just sitting there and I can't even get narrator to open or nvda. The last install I did was a ms high priority update I think it was office 2007 or maybe 2010 and when I was dun downloading the update it said that I had to re start the pc and I said no that I would start it later and when I re started tonight this is what happened. many thanks for any help that any one can give me with this. It could also be that my sounds got muted some how as well. well I hope some one hear can help. from Mich. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Brad Dunsé "Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." --Unknown http://www.braddunsemusic.com http://www.facebook.com/braddunse http://www.twitter.com/braddunse For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp
Some things to try: 1. Chords. Sounds too simple but it never hurts to ask :), Have you checked the chords on your headset or speakers to make sure nothing got unplugged or even half unplugged? 2. Mute: Do you have a mute button on your keyboard's multi-media section or headset line volume that might have gotten pressed? Or perhaps just the volume turned down to the lowest setting there? This has happened to me on the line volume of my headset once. 3. Had you tried an alternative headset or speakers to see if your's just didn't give up the ghost? 4. I haven't used XP in a little bit but had you checked your Volume control properties/settings to see the card you intended to use is still set to correct volumes and setting? Some computers have in-board sound cards plus an actual sound card installed, it'd be good to check there to see all is set correct to use the one you wish and volumes are up and all. 5. USB. Are you using a USB headset? If so, try using something else in that slot to make sure it works. It could be a connection inside the case came loose on that panel of USB's. 6. You can check your device manager to see your sound card did not get disabled somehow. Perhaps along with the updates an updated driver was installed and didn't agree. I believe you can roll back just the driver in device manager. But I'd not do that unless you see it disabled and cannot enable it manually. 7. You could try rolling back your computer to prior to the updates. , if the update for some reason had an issue, which I'd think an Office update really wouldn't but in any case, a roll back would let you know, you can always undo the roll back. I'd create a restore point prior to that just to make sure you have a place to go back to the way it is right now. It ought do one on it's own but I always set one manually anyway to be sure. Hope this is of some help. Brad On 12/1/2011 03:35 AM Mich Verrier said... Hi all. tonight I was listening to a book in winamp and then I re started my pc and now there is no sound coming up. I hear no windows start up sounds and no jaws. what can I do to get my sounds back? I am running jaws 12 windows xp and the last thing I did before re booting was stop the book and re boot the pc. I have tried shutting it down using the power button and the power bar and each time I re started it I don't hear the windows start up sound and there is no jaws. it is not grinding away or anything it is just sitting there and I can't even get narrator to open or nvda. The last install I did was a ms high priority update I think it was office 2007 or maybe 2010 and when I was dun downloading the update it said that I had to re start the pc and I said no that I would start it later and when I re started tonight this is what happened. many thanks for any help that any one can give me with this. It could also be that my sounds got muted some how as well. well I hope some one hear can help. from Mich. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Brad Dunsé "Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." --Unknown http://www.braddunsemusic.com http://www.facebook.com/braddunse http://www.twitter.com/braddunse For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[Blind-Computing] no sound at startup on windows xp
Hi all. tonight I was listening to a book in winamp and then I re started my pc and now there is no sound coming up. I hear no windows start up sounds and no jaws. what can I do to get my sounds back? I am running jaws 12 windows xp and the last thing I did before re booting was stop the book and re boot the pc. I have tried shutting it down using the power button and the power bar and each time I re started it I don't hear the windows start up sound and there is no jaws. it is not grinding away or anything it is just sitting there and I can't even get narrator to open or nvda. The last install I did was a ms high priority update I think it was office 2007 or maybe 2010 and when I was dun downloading the update it said that I had to re start the pc and I said no that I would start it later and when I re started tonight this is what happened. many thanks for any help that any one can give me with this. It could also be that my sounds got muted some how as well. well I hope some one hear can help. from Mich. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
