David,
Based on a trusted/expert friend's advice and now yours, I deleted the previous
virtual machine and created a new one. However, this time around I opted to
make the virtual machine more seamless. The effect is I am able to get further
in the process than before, but I have yet to achieve full success in
installing and enjoying Windows 7.
When you state I can begin satogo after Windows is installed, what method of
starting system access should I employ, particularly as there is no voice
output at this point in the process? Do I hit what would be the equivalent of
the Windows key, press "R" for run and type www.satogo.com followed by enter?
Please forgive these questions if they seem to you or anyone else to be a bit
elementary. I only seek a positive resolution to this issue and tendering
questions such as these is the only way I know to achieve the goal.
Thanks!
Marketoe A. Day
----- Original Message -----
From: David McLean
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: Windows 7 Installation through Fusion - Help Requested
I suspect the installation didn't complete because you're still getting the
message asking you to install Vmware tools. That goes away after a successful
install. I'm not sure how to resume an install or whether it's even possible,
perhaps someone else know that. However my solution would be to start from
scratch and give the image a new name and be sure it actually completes. Once
it does you can start narrator or even satogo to get speech.
On Sep 25, 2010, at 12:57 PM, Marketoe Day wrote:
Hello All:
When I purchased my iMac I immediately decided it would be necessary, if
only for a time, to install Windows via Boot Camp or Fusion. Based on much
research and the collective wisdom gleamed from the group, I opted to
acquire/install Fusion.
One of the more salient factors in my decision to install via Fusion was
everything I heard about the ease in which a blind computer user could
independently perform the complete installation of Windows using Fusion. This
has not quite been the case for me. First, with very limited vision, I
struggled to find the product key required to commence the installation. After
several hours of utter frustration, I decided to contact Microsoft directly to
solicit assistance in perhaps acquiring an alternate product key by phone.
Subsequent to providing the Microsoft representative with my part and order
numbers, a new product key was given to me. Thank you Microsoft for the means
of circumventing an otherwise inaccessible step in the installation process.
For the benefit of anyone else needing similar assistance, contact Microsoft
at: 1-800-642-7676.
I opened Fusion; chose the option to install a copy of Windows; selected to
have my virtual machine be more isolated and then allowed the installation
wizard to take over. Having fallen asleep during the installation, I was
awaken by what I thought was the sound of Windows starting. Hurray! The
process was successfully completed! Hmmm, or perhaps it was not.
The virtual machine, running Windows 7 Professional, appears to be
installed, but I am not able to move past what appears to be a Windows desktop
screen. Furthermore, when I shut the virtual machine down and restart it, I do
not hear anything from Windows, including the start-up tones. I should note
that I continue to receive a dialog box reminding me to install the virtual
machine tools, which seems to be yet another problem because the install does
not happen when I click the option for it to do so.
Have I done something wrong that has made my experience in installing
Windows through Fusion more frustrating and seemingly less accessible than what
I have heard regarding the experience of so many of you? What would you
recommend I do to enjoy greater success in the installation process? Any
guidance you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Marketoe A. Day
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