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Installing Window Eyes   
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Installing Window Eyes
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This Section of the Window-Eyes manual provides you with the Window-Eyes installation process.
2.4: Window-Eyes and the Start Menu
Installing Window-Eyes can be a simple and pain-free process if you follow the instructions provided in this manual. On the Window-Eyes CD is an easy-to-use installation program that will walk you through the install process, step by step. If you have the Windows CD autorun feature enabled (which is normally enabled by default), the installation program will startup automatically when the Window-Eyes CD is inserted in your CD-ROM drive. For information on turning autorun on, please consult your Microsoft Windows manual.
As an added bonus, if you have a compatible sound card installed, you have the option of choosing the "Run Install With Speech" from the install menu. This will cause the installation program to speak the install to you through a temporary copy of Window-Eyes. This allows the install to be used without sighted assistance.
How does the installation program speak? Your Window-Eyes CD comes with a free copy of the DECtalk Access 32 text-to-speech software synthesizer. When the install starts, it immediately launches a temporary copy of Window-Eyes from the CD. Window-Eyes itself is actually speaking the installation program using the DECtalk Access 32 synthesizer.
The "Run Install With Speech" is also smart enough to detect if another copy of Window-Eyes is currently running. If this is the case, the temporary copy of Window-Eyes will not be launched. If you are using a screen reader other than Window-Eyes, the installation program will not detect this and still launch the temporary copy of Window-Eyes.
If you put the Window-Eyes installation CD in the drive and the installation program doesn't start after waiting one minute (which will be the case if the autorun feature is disabled) you will need to start the installation program manually.
If the install did not start automatically after waiting 60 seconds from inserting the Window-Eyes CD, do the following:
| 1. | Press CTRL-ESC to bring up the Start Menu |
| 2. | Type an 'R' for the Run option |
| 3. | Type "D:\SETUP" and press ENTER. If D: is not your CD ROM drive letter, replace the "D" with your actual CD ROM drive letter. |
The installation program will then begin. If the installation program does not begin after placing the CD in your CD-ROM drive, or after starting the installation manually, then please contact our technical support department at 260-489-3671 for troubleshooting tips.
When the installation program starts, you will hear a recorded voice informing you of the different installation options. They are as follows:
S = Run Install With Speech
W = Run Install Without Speech
T = Play Tutorial
R = Replay Welcome Message
X = Exit
Let's take a look at what each of these options entails.
S = Run Install With Speech
Selecting this option will launch a temporary copy of Window-Eyes, using DECtalk Access 32, to speak the rest of the install program.
W = Run Install Without Speech
Selecting this option will cause the installation program to continue without running the temporary copy of Window-Eyes.
T = Play Tutorial
Selecting this option will cause the installation program to launch an MP3 file containing the reading of the Window-Eyes Tutorial. Note that the installation program itself will exit. When the tutorial is complete, you will need to re-run the Window-Eyes installation to install the product.
R = Replay Welcome Message
Selecting this option will cause the initial recorded voice file to be replayed so that you can hear any information that you may have missed during the first playing.
X = Exit
Selecting this option will exit the installation program.
Please note: Under Windows XP and greater, if the audio service is not running, Window-Eyes will start it automatically. If the audio service start up type is not set to automatic, Window-Eyes will adjust that setting as well (meaning, from that point on, the audio service will start up automatically when the machine starts). This procedure is completed when the initial welcome install dialog comes up. If you do not want this change to be permanent, you will have to set it for manual or disabled after the install has completed.