You don't by any chance have file vault turned on do you? Go to system preferences: Find the Security and Privacy panel. In this panel is a tab called "File Vault" It should list your disk and tell you that file vault is turned off/ or on.
You are aware that for non-file vault systems, you can configure the login screen to use voice over and that you can even toggle voice over on/off with command-F5 in the standard login screen? Best wishes, JOnathan Jonathan C. Cohn jonc...@cox.net On May 1, 2012, at 4:22 PM, Jenny Keller wrote: > I know it would be a good thing to have an apple store look at it, but the > store is an hour away so I don't see that as an option. > > I have had someone look at it and it's just the log in screen. > > I log in and it still won't talk. > > I'll see what I can do, but if I can't get someone to take me to have surgery > in another town, I doubt very seriously I can get someone to take me to fix > my computer. > > Thanks for the info though. > > Jenny > On May 1, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > >> If you think it is a problem that could be fixed at the Apple Store, then I >> suggest you beg one of your friends to take you there. You have a one year >> warranty on the computer and if you didn't drop it or spill water on it, >> then 99/100 times it will be fixed for free at the Apple store in the first >> year of service. >> >> So you might be saving several hundred dollars if you get there before June. >> >> On the other hand, just getting somebody around who can see what is going on >> with your system at start-up might be all you need. Though in some cases, >> hitting control-tab after a couple minutes gets things in a normal state. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Jonathan >> >> Jonathan C. Cohn >> jonc...@cox.net >> >> >> >> On May 1, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Jenny Keller wrote: >> >>> Oh boy, that's not in my budget. >>> >>> I guess I'll just have to deal with it. >>> >>> I have a monitor and mouse connected to it so that isn't the problem. >>> >>> I just got it last June, so I don't know what the deal is. >>> >>> I'll just have to deal with it as I've said cause I can't afford to go to >>> the town where the apple store is, and sure can't afford to pay for them to >>> look at it, uch less fix it. >>> >>> Crap. >>> >>> Jenny >>> On May 1, 2012, at 10:57 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: >>> >>>> You will probably not like my answer; I never get that problem on my >>>> Mac Mini. Even back when I first got my Mini and did not have a >>>> monitor connected, VO wouldn't start automatically after I logged in >>>> but I got the same behavior every time I started my machine. One >>>> thing different with my setup from yours is I intentionally have my >>>> machine set to require a login each time. I also have VO enabled for >>>> the login screen. After I hooked up a cheap monitor,VO starts up >>>> properly every time and since I have Terminal set as one of the apps >>>> to be started at login time, I have consistent focus to the desktop. >>>> All that is fine here. >>>> >>>> If your machine keeps doing this on a repeated basis, you ot to take >>>> it into the Apple store (if possible) and have a genius take a look at >>>> it; wonder if there is a hardware issue or something. >>>> >>>> I remember you asking this question some time ago but I didn't recall >>>> anyone answering it either. >>>> >>>> On 5/1/12, Jenny Keller <jlperd...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Every other time I turn on my computer I get the log in screen, and the >>>>> only >>>>> reason I know that is because I have just barely enough vision to see it. >>>>> >>>>> Voice over is set to start during that screen but it doesn't. I log into >>>>> the system, which it's not supposed to ask me to do anyway because it's >>>>> set >>>>> to go directly to the desk top, and when I goes to the desk top, there is >>>>> a >>>>> box that since voice over won't come on either automatically or with >>>>> command >>>>> F5 I don't know what is going on. >>>>> >>>>> It will allow me to use VO M to access the apple menu to shut down >>>>> properly, >>>>> and then when I restart the computer the desktop pops up and all is well. >>>>> >>>>> What on earth is going on? >>>>> >>>>> Jenny >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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