Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Jennifer Perdue
No, It comes up not talking at all. It won't let me put in a password and/or my user name. If I hold down the power button and manually turn it off, and then turn it back on, it will boot right up to the desktop. Go figure. Jenny On Apr 17, 2012, at 3:32 PM, Scott Marshall F. wrote: > I h

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Scott Marshall F.
I haven't been following this thread but is there any chance you are holding down the option key. this will bring up a screen that won't talk. I hope this isn't repeat advice. Marshall On Apr 17, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: > yes > On Apr 17, 2012, at 11:58 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu w

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Jennifer Perdue
yes On Apr 17, 2012, at 11:58 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Are you pressing command F5? > > On 17 Apr 2012, at 05:54 PM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: > >> I have tried to get voice over to run but nothing happens. thanks. >> >> Jenny >> On Apr 17, 2012, at 11:51 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote: >> >>>

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Are you pressing command F5? On 17 Apr 2012, at 05:54 PM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: > I have tried to get voice over to run but nothing happens. thanks. > > Jenny > On Apr 17, 2012, at 11:51 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote: > >> To solve this problem, you mentioned that voiceover is not running or no

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Jennifer Perdue
I have tried to get voice over to run but nothing happens. thanks. Jenny On Apr 17, 2012, at 11:51 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote: > To solve this problem, you mentioned that voiceover is not running or not > working? have you tried running voiceover? this may be a logon screen issue.. > > let me c

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Lewis Alexander
To solve this problem, you mentioned that voiceover is not running or not working? have you tried running voiceover? this may be a logon screen issue.. let me compile some suitable settings for voiceover stability which will assist in your mac experience. please note that as you're using lion, s

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Jennifer Perdue
No, Voice over does not work at all. It just sits on that screen and does nothing. It always figures though, that when sightling is here, I can't get it to do it so they can tell me what's on the screen. Funny how electronics know. Jenny On Apr 17, 2012, at 11:36 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote:

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
WIth OS Lion in the default configuration, it will attempt to restart all your programs that you were running when you shut the computer down. This could take a while depending on what was there. Also, some folks on the list have suggested that hitting alt-tab after boot is required. I have

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Jennifer Perdue
OK, I did it and it wasn't on so hopefully that will help. Thanks a lot. JennyOK On Apr 17, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Ric > Hi, > > I wonder if this is the Voiceover welcome dialog. Go to voiceover utilities > with VO F8 and under general and see if "Display welcome dialog when > VoiceOver starts"

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Jennifer Perdue
thanks On Apr 17, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I wonder if this is the Voiceover welcome dialog. Go to voiceover utilities > with VO F8 and under general and see if "Display welcome dialog when > VoiceOver starts" is unchecked. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecor

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Jennifer Perdue
I do hold the power button to turn it off, that's how I can get the desktop the second time. I shut it down with the regular shut down sequence via the apple menu to shut it down when I am done with it. Hope that helps. Jenny On Apr 17, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > I

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I wonder if this is the Voiceover welcome dialog. Go to voiceover utilities with VO F8 and under general and see if "Display welcome dialog when VoiceOver starts" is unchecked. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 17, 2012, at 1

Re: the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I wonder if the power button is set to put the computer into sleep or stand-by, rather than use\e turn it off and on again? When I press my power button, I still have to choose whether to sleep or restart or shut off, unless I use the "panic button," method of just holding it down until the com

the screen from hell

2012-04-17 Thread Jennifer Perdue
I'm sure it's not a login screen because I have tried entering my password and it won't go to the desk top. Also, if I manually turn the computer off and then turn it back on, it goes straight to the desk top. It is a grey screen with an apple in the middle and has something, I can't see w