To start narrator hit the windows key is u then press alt plus n. To go to satogo go to the start run dialog windows is r and enter http://satogo.com. On Sep 25, 2010, at 4:58 PM, Marketoe Day wrote:
> > 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. 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