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Autorun for the portable version?

Judy Jones

Hello again,

I now have the portable version on a thumb drive, but is it possible to get NVDA to start when inserting the drive? If so, how?

Thanks again.

Judy

hurrikennyandopo ...

#59931

There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.

There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on another persons computer.

Which version of windows are you running?

I do have some tutorials on starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on my website if you are interested they are on the nvda audio tutorials page at http://accessibilitycentral.net/nvda%20audio%20tutorials.html

When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sections mentioning USB or CD.

I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portable version of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda 2019.1 and version 1809 of Windows.

But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work on log on screen.

If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it from your computer then plug it back in.

then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box type E:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.

To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick i changed the voice from the other one that i was using.

not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do not think it did.

that one might get posted in the next day or so?

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

Check out my website for NVDA tutorials and other blindness related material at http://www.accessibilitycentral.net

Regardless of where you are in New Zealand if you are near one of the APNK sites you can use a copy of the NVDA screen reader on one of their computers. To find out which location (or locations) are nearest to you please visit http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.org/content/partner-libraries (Aotearoa People's Network Kaharoa). To find out which software is installed on the APNK network please visit the following link http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.info/faq/software To find out how to use NVDA on APNK computers please visit the following link http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.info/faq/nvda

To find out which software is available on the Christchurch City Library network, and how to start the NVDA screen reader, please go to the following links. Software available https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/faq/computers/#faq_5884 How to start the NVDA screen reader on Christchurch City Library computers https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/faqs/what-screen-reader-software-is-available/

To find an NVDA certified expert near you, please visit the following link https://certification.nvaccess.org/. The certification page contains the official list of NVDA certified individuals from around the world, who have sat and successfully passed the NVDA expert exam.

Judy Jones

#59933

Gene, this is perfect. Thanks so much. Just what I was looking for. I could do the run command from a system requiring no speech for that.

I am saving this e-mail for my records.

Thanks so much.

Judy

I am running Windows 10.

Judy

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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of hurrikennyandopo ...
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:53 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.

There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on another persons computer.

Which version of windows are you running?

When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sections mentioning USB or CD.

I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portable version of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda 2019.1 and version 1809 of Windows.

But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work on log on screen.

If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it from your computer then plug it back in.

then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box type E:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.

To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick i changed the voice from the other one that i was using.

not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do not think it did.

that one might get posted in the next day or so?

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

hurrikennyandopo ...

#59940

hi Judy

The link that takes you to the nvda audio tutorials page has a lot of content on it plus pages coming off it for a new nvda user. it is only for a desk top user plus you might find other material blindness related you might be interested in from off the main page called Accessibilitycentral.ent

maybe book mark the website instead of reference in a email just in case you delete.

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 9:04 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

Judy Jones

#59943

Thank you Gene!

Judy

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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of hurrikennyandopo ...
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 2:36 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

hi Judy

maybe book mark the website instead of reference in a email just in case you delete.

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 9:04 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

Gene

#59945

Using Narrator and starting the program from the Flash drive is a good way to do so. Then, unload Narrator. Starting in Windows 7, autorun from flash drives was disabled because it was being widely used to spread malware.

Gene

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From: hurrikennyandopo ...

Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 3:52 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.

There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on another persons computer.

Which version of windows are you running?

When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sections mentioning USB or CD.

I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portable version of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda 2019.1 and version 1809 of Windows.

But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work on log on screen.

If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it from your computer then plug it back in.

then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box type E:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.

To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick i changed the voice from the other one that i was using.

not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do not think it did.

that one might get posted in the next day or so?

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

Gene

#59948

You can only use the run command if you know the letter of the drive that is the flash drive. On an unfamiliar computer, you won't know. Once you find out, unless it changes, you can use the run command but you need to know how to run NVDA in a method such as I described unless you are always using a computer you definitely know the letter on.

Gene

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From: Judy Jones

Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 4:04 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Gene, this is perfect. Thanks so much. Just what I was looking for. I could do the run command from a system requiring no speech for that.

I am saving this e-mail for my records.

Thanks so much.

Judy

I am running Windows 10.

Judy

There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.

There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on another persons computer.

Which version of windows are you running?

When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sections mentioning USB or CD.

I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portable version of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda 2019.1 and version 1809 of Windows.

But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work on log on screen.

If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it from your computer then plug it back in.

then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box type E:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.

To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick i changed the voice from the other one that i was using.

not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do not think it did.

that one might get posted in the next day or so?

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

Judy Jones

#59957

Understandable.

Judy

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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 3:42 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Gene

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From: hurrikennyandopo ...

Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 3:52 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.

There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on another persons computer.

Which version of windows are you running?

When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sections mentioning USB or CD.

I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portable version of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda 2019.1 and version 1809 of Windows.

But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work on log on screen.

If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it from your computer then plug it back in.

then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box type E:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.

To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick i changed the voice from the other one that i was using.

not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do not think it did.

that one might get posted in the next day or so?

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

Judy Jones

#59959

Remind me again, if I don’t know the drive letter, for instance if I have a position that requires a floating work station, how again would I activate my portable copy?

I will check out your tutorials probably tomorrow or the next day for sure.

Thanks.

Judy

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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 3:47 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Judy Jones

Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 4:04 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Gene, this is perfect. Thanks so much. Just what I was looking for. I could do the run command from a system requiring no speech for that.

I am saving this e-mail for my records.

Thanks so much.

Judy

I am running Windows 10.

Judy

There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.

There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on another persons computer.

Which version of windows are you running?

When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sections mentioning USB or CD.

I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portable version of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda 2019.1 and version 1809 of Windows.

But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work on log on screen.

If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it from your computer then plug it back in.

then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box type E:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.

To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick i changed the voice from the other one that i was using.

not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do not think it did.

that one might get posted in the next day or so?

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

Roger Stewart

#59962

Best way is probably to turn on Narrator and find your USB drive and then navigate to the NVDA folder and to NVDA.exe. Then hit enter and then exit narrator.

Roger

On 4/9/2019 7:09 PM, Judy Jones wrote:

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Judy Jones

#59963

Okay, thanks.

Judy

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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Roger Stewart
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6:04 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Best way is probably to turn on Narrator and find your USB drive and then navigate to the NVDA folder and to NVDA.exe. Then hit enter and then exit narrator.

Roger

On 4/9/2019 7:09 PM, Judy Jones wrote:

hurrikennyandopo ...

#59966

Since you say you might be floating from pc to pc where most computers have a c: drive hard drive d: drive usually a dvd burner it is usually the E drive when plugged i.

The easiest way is either change the letter each time until it starts.

if you do not know start up narrator then locate the usb drive then locate the nvda.exe file on the usb stick then press the enter key then close down narrator.

The other way i like doing it is labeling the usb stick. for example qqq then have the nvda files put onto the usb stick.

but doing it that way also depends how they have it setup. Like when you press the windows key + letter E then file explorer comes up if it gives you a list of folders and shows all of your drives then it is a matter of just pressing the letter Q it will take you to the usb stick press the enter key now you are inside of the usb stick then press the letter N and it should land on the nvda.exe file then press the enter key and it should start up.

If it is the other screen I can not think what it is called quick access where it shows your latest files etc then you will need to shift/ tab once it will put you in a tree view press the letter T for this pc then press the enter key I can not remember if you have to tab once then press the letter Q it should land you on the usb stick press the enter key then press the letter N for the nvda.exe file then press the enter key and you will be up and running.

any how there are different ways but the narrator one would be the best for a new user to get started with nvda on a totally new machine.

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 12:09 PM, Judy Jones wrote:

Judy Jones

#59967

Yes, Gene, that does make sense, and my thinking was along the same as yours, that the drive may be an E drive. On my own computer, depending on the USB port I use, I have had labels of E, F, or G.

Thanks again.

Judy

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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of hurrikennyandopo ...
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 7:43 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Since you say you might be floating from pc to pc where most computers have a c: drive hard drive d: drive usually a dvd burner it is usually the E drive when plugged i.

The easiest way is either change the letter each time until it starts.

if you do not know start up narrator then locate the usb drive then locate the nvda.exe file on the usb stick then press the enter key then close down narrator.

The other way i like doing it is labeling the usb stick. for example qqq then have the nvda files put onto the usb stick.

any how there are different ways but the narrator one would be the best for a new user to get started with nvda on a totally new machine.

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 12:09 PM, Judy Jones wrote:

Gene

#59970

I should say that there are two Genes. The other Gene has an address very different than mine. Mine has Gene in the name and I don't recall what the other one is. But it’s the other Gene Who did the tutorial and administers the site on which his and other tutorials are available.

I don't know if I can answer your question. I don't know if work stations are worked with the same way as individual computers but on an individual computer, I would insert the flash drive, use computer or Windows Explorer to open the flash drive with Narrator running, and find and run the NVDA.exe file.

Gene

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----- Original Message -----

From: Judy Jones

Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 7:09 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Remind me again, if I don’t know the drive letter, for instance if I have a position that requires a floating work station, how again would I activate my portable copy?

I will check out your tutorials probably tomorrow or the next day for sure.

Thanks.

Judy

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Judy Jones

Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 4:04 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Gene, this is perfect. Thanks so much. Just what I was looking for. I could do the run command from a system requiring no speech for that.

I am saving this e-mail for my records.

Thanks so much.

Judy

I am running Windows 10.

Judy

There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.

There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on another persons computer.

Which version of windows are you running?

When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sections mentioning USB or CD.

I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portable version of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda 2019.1 and version 1809 of Windows.

But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work on log on screen.

If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it from your computer then plug it back in.

then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box type E:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.

To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick i changed the voice from the other one that i was using.

not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do not think it did.

that one might get posted in the next day or so?

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

Judy Jones

#59971

Thank you very much. I did take note of the different addresses.

Judy

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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 9:02 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Judy Jones

Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 7:09 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Remind me again, if I don’t know the drive letter, for instance if I have a position that requires a floating work station, how again would I activate my portable copy?

I will check out your tutorials probably tomorrow or the next day for sure.

Thanks.

Judy

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Judy Jones

Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 4:04 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Gene, this is perfect. Thanks so much. Just what I was looking for. I could do the run command from a system requiring no speech for that.

I am saving this e-mail for my records.

Thanks so much.

Judy

I am running Windows 10.

Judy

There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.

There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on another persons computer.

Which version of windows are you running?

When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sections mentioning USB or CD.

I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portable version of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda 2019.1 and version 1809 of Windows.

But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work on log on screen.

If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it from your computer then plug it back in.

then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box type E:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.

To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick i changed the voice from the other one that i was using.

not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do not think it did.

that one might get posted in the next day or so?

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

Brian's Mail list account

#59978

Officially due to security constraints in windows  autorun of any old software from portable media is not allowed, but I'm sure you realise this. In any case it would most certainly not work everywhere as most communal computers are locked down solid. I only use the portable version if I cannot get one to install as in Windows 10 access to many items is not possible making it less useful than an installed version.
Brian

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy Jones" <sonshines59@...>
To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 9:27 PM
Subject: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Hello again,

I now have the portable version on a thumb drive, but is it possible to get
NVDA to start when inserting the drive?  If so, how?

Thanks again.

Judy

Luke Davis

#60371

I didn't see this explicitly mentioned, although it was probably implied by some of the drive letter discussion.

If you don't want to launch Narrator in order to figure out which drive letter your USB stick was assigned to, or if you don't want to have to find your USB stick in file explorer and start NVDA that way, there is a brute force method of starting NVDA.

You simply try starting NVDA on each successive drive letter, until one of them works.  Nothing bad is likely to happen if it's not on a given drive, or if there is no drive at that letter.

If your portable nvda can be started by typing "nvda" at the root of the drive, trying something like:

Press Windows-r, to open the run dialog.
Type "e:\nvda", and press enter.

One of three things will happen.
1. NVDA will start--boom, you're done.
2.  You'll get the windows error sound.
3.  You'll hear nothing, which probably means windows is telling you to insert a disk into that drive (if maybe drive E is a DVD drive or the like).

If either 2 or 3 is what happens, just press enter, which will return you to the run dialog, then press backspace to delete the current selection (the last thing you typed), and try the next drive.

So, if you insert a USB stick, and it gets drive letter G, the whole process might look like:

windows-r
e:\nvda
enter
[You hear silence]
enter
backspace
f:\nvda
enter
[You hear the Windows error ding]
Enter
backspace
g:\nvda
enter
[You hear the NVDA start chimes, or other indication of NVDA starting]

You can keep increasing drive letters until eventually NVDA starts.  Since often a new USB stick will be one of the early drive letters, you won't usually have to go far.

If you are very used to this process, it can be faster or more efficient than starting Narrator and browsing to the drive in question.  Just another option.
Often I'll start with the most likely drives, such as G, then F, then H.  You'll learn the most likely drives for your situation if you do this.

If your path is a little longer than e:\nvda, such as if your NVDA is in a subfolder, you might want to type e:\nvda\nvda (or whatever) for the first one, then replace the backspace key with home, delete, new drive letter, enter, for each subsequent one.

All of this takes a lot longer to read than it does to do.:)

Hth.

Luke

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On Tue, 9 Apr 2019, Judy Jones wrote:

Remind me again, if I don’t know the drive letter, for instance if I have a position that requires  a floating work station, how again would I activate my
portable copy?
 
I will check out your tutorials probably tomorrow or the next day for sure.
 
Thanks.
 
Judy
 
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 3:47 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?
 
You can only use the run command if you know the letter of the drive that is the flash drive.  On an unfamiliar computer, you won't know.  Once you find
out, unless it changes, you can use the run command but you need to know how to run NVDA in a method such as I described unless you are always using a
computer you definitely know the letter on.
 
Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: Judy Jones
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 4:04 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?
 
Gene, this is perfect.  Thanks so much.  Just what I was looking for.  I could do the run command from a system requiring no speech for that.
 
I am saving this e-mail for my records.
 
Thanks so much.
 
Judy
I am running Windows 10.
 
Judy
 
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of hurrikennyandopo ...
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:53 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?
 
hi
 
There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.
 
There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on another persons computer.
 
Which version of windows are you running?
 
I do have some tutorials on starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on my website if you are interested they are on the nvda audio tutorials page at
http://accessibilitycentral.net/nvda%20audio%20tutorials.html
When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sections mentioning USB or CD.
 
I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portable version of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda 2019.1 and
version 1809 of Windows.
 
But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work on log on screen.
 If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it from your computer then plug it back in.
 
then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box type E:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.
 
To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick i changed the voice from the other one that i was using.
 
not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do not think it did.
 
that one might get posted in the next day or so?
 
Gene nz
 
On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

      Hello again,

      I now have the portable version on a thumb drive, but is it possible to get NVDA to start when inserting the drive?  If so, how?

      Thanks again.

      Judy

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Judy Jones

#60372

Yes, I know what you mean.  My laptop has several USB ports, and I have seen
everything from drive E through I.

Judy
"Embrace the day with its mercies and blessings."

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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Luke
Davis
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2019 3:58 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

I didn't see this explicitly mentioned, although it was probably implied by 
some of the drive letter discussion.

If you don't want to launch Narrator in order to figure out which drive
letter 
your USB stick was assigned to, or if you don't want to have to find your
USB 
stick in file explorer and start NVDA that way, there is a brute force
method of 
starting NVDA.

You simply try starting NVDA on each successive drive letter, until one of
them 
works.  Nothing bad is likely to happen if it's not on a given drive, or if 
there is no drive at that letter.

If your portable nvda can be started by typing "nvda" at the root of the
drive, 
trying something like:

Press Windows-r, to open the run dialog.
Type "e:\nvda", and press enter.

One of three things will happen.
1. NVDA will start--boom, you're done.
2.  You'll get the windows error sound.
3.  You'll hear nothing, which probably means windows is telling you to
insert a 
disk into that drive (if maybe drive E is a DVD drive or the like).

If either 2 or 3 is what happens, just press enter, which will return you to
the 
run dialog, then press backspace to delete the current selection (the last
thing 
you typed), and try the next drive.

So, if you insert a USB stick, and it gets drive letter G, the whole process

might look like:

windows-r
e:\nvda
enter
[You hear silence]
enter
backspace
f:\nvda
enter
[You hear the Windows error ding]
Enter
backspace
g:\nvda
enter
[You hear the NVDA start chimes, or other indication of NVDA starting]

You can keep increasing drive letters until eventually NVDA starts.  Since
often 
a new USB stick will be one of the early drive letters, you won't usually
have 
to go far.

If you are very used to this process, it can be faster or more efficient
than 
starting Narrator and browsing to the drive in question.  Just another
option.
Often I'll start with the most likely drives, such as G, then F, then H.
You'll 
learn the most likely drives for your situation if you do this.

If your path is a little longer than e:\nvda, such as if your NVDA is in a 
subfolder, you might want to type e:\nvda\nvda (or whatever) for the first
one, 
then replace the backspace key with home, delete, new 
drive letter, enter, for each subsequent one.

All of this takes a lot longer to read than it does to do.:)

Hth.

Luke

  On Tue, 9 Apr 2019, Judy Jones wrote:

Remind me again, if I don?t know the drive letter, for instance if I havea position that requires  a floating work station, how again would I
activate my
portable copy?

I will check out your tutorials probably tomorrow or the next day forsure.

Thanks.

Judy

From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 3:47 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

You can only use the run command if you know the letter of the drive thatis the flash drive.  On an unfamiliar computer, you won't know.  Once you
find
out, unless it changes, you can use the run command but you need to knowhow to run NVDA in a method such as I described unless you are always using
a
computer you definitely know the letter on.

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Judy Jones

Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 4:04 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Gene, this is perfect.  Thanks so much.  Just what I was looking for.  Icould do the run command from a system requiring no speech for that.

I am saving this e-mail for my records.

Thanks so much.

Judy

I am running Windows 10.

Judy

From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Ofhurrikennyandopo ...
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:53 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

hi

There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.

There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on anotherpersons computer.

Which version of windows are you running?

I do have some tutorials on starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on mywebsite if you are interested they are on the nvda audio tutorials page at
http://accessibilitycentral.net/nvda%20audio%20tutorials.html

When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sectionsmentioning USB or CD.

I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portableversion of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda
2019.1 and
version 1809 of Windows.

But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work onlog on screen.

 If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it fromyour computer then plug it back in.

then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box typeE:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.

To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick ichanged the voice from the other one that i was using.

not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do notthink it did.

that one might get posted in the next day or so?

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

      Hello again,

      I now have the portable version on a thumb drive, but is it possibleto get NVDA to start when inserting the drive?  If so, how?

      Thanks again.

      Judy

--
Image NVDA certified expert

Check out my website for NVDA tutorials and other blindness relatedmaterial at http://www.accessibilitycentral.net

Regardless of where you are in New Zealand if you are near one of the APNKsites you can use a copy of the NVDA screen reader on one of their
computers. To
find out which location (or locations) are nearest to you please visithttp://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.org/content/partner-libraries (Aotearoa
People's
Network Kaharoa). To find out which software is installed on the APNKnetwork please visit the following
link http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.info/faq/software To find out howto use NVDA on APNK computers please visit the following
link http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.info/faq/nvda

To find out which software is available on the Christchurch City Librarynetwork, and how to start the NVDA screen reader, please go to the following
links.
Softwareavailable  https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/faq/computers/#faq_5884 
How to start the NVDA screen reader on Christchurch City Library
computers  https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/faqs/what-screen-reader-
software-is-available/

To find an NVDA certified expert near you, please visit the following linkhttps://certification.nvaccess.org/. The certification page contains the
official
list of NVDA certified individuals from around the world, who have sat andsuccessfully passed the NVDA expert exam.

Kerryn Gunness <k_gunness@...>

#60379

thanks luke

Show quoted text

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luke Davis" <luke@...>
To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2019 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

I didn't see this explicitly mentioned, although it was probably implied by
some of the drive letter discussion.

If you don't want to launch Narrator in order to figure out which drive letter
your USB stick was assigned to, or if you don't want to have to find your USB
stick in file explorer and start NVDA that way, there is a brute force method of
starting NVDA.

You simply try starting NVDA on each successive drive letter, until one of them
works.  Nothing bad is likely to happen if it's not on a given drive, or if
there is no drive at that letter.

If your portable nvda can be started by typing "nvda" at the root of the drive,
trying something like:

Press Windows-r, to open the run dialog.
Type "e:\nvda", and press enter.

One of three things will happen.
1. NVDA will start--boom, you're done.
2.  You'll get the windows error sound.
3.  You'll hear nothing, which probably means windows is telling you to insert a
disk into that drive (if maybe drive E is a DVD drive or the like).

If either 2 or 3 is what happens, just press enter, which will return you to the
run dialog, then press backspace to delete the current selection (the last thing
you typed), and try the next drive.

So, if you insert a USB stick, and it gets drive letter G, the whole process
might look like:

windows-r
e:\nvda
enter
[You hear silence]
enter
backspace
f:\nvda
enter
[You hear the Windows error ding]
Enter
backspace
g:\nvda
enter
[You hear the NVDA start chimes, or other indication of NVDA starting]

You can keep increasing drive letters until eventually NVDA starts.  Since often
a new USB stick will be one of the early drive letters, you won't usually have
to go far.

If you are very used to this process, it can be faster or more efficient than
starting Narrator and browsing to the drive in question.  Just another option.
Often I'll start with the most likely drives, such as G, then F, then H. You'll
learn the most likely drives for your situation if you do this.

If your path is a little longer than e:\nvda, such as if your NVDA is in a
subfolder, you might want to type e:\nvda\nvda (or whatever) for the first one,
then replace the backspace key with home, delete, new
drive letter, enter, for each subsequent one.

All of this takes a lot longer to read than it does to do.:)

Hth.

Luke

 On Tue, 9 Apr 2019, Judy Jones wrote:

Remind me again, if I donοΏ½t know the drive letter, for instance if I have a position that requires a floating work station, how again would I activate my
portable copy?

I will check out your tutorials probably tomorrow or the next day for sure.

Thanks.

Judy

From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 3:47 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

You can only use the run command if you know the letter of the drive that is the flash drive. On an unfamiliar computer, you won't know. Once you find
out, unless it changes, you can use the run command but you need to know how to run NVDA in a method such as I described unless you are always using a
computer you definitely know the letter on.

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Judy Jones

Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 4:04 PM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

Gene, this is perfect. Thanks so much. Just what I was looking for I could do the run command from a system requiring no speech for that.

I am saving this e-mail for my records.

Thanks so much.

Judy

I am running Windows 10.

Judy

From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of hurrikennyandopo ...
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:53 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Autorun for the portable version?

hi

There used to be able to do it but i think that stopped back in windows 7.

There are other ways of starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on another persons computer.

Which version of windows are you running?

I do have some tutorials on starting nvda from a USB stick or Cd on my website if you are interested they are on the nvda audio tutorials page at
http://accessibilitycentral.net/nvda%20audio%20tutorials.html

When you get there jump down by headings until you get to the sections mentioning USB or CD.

I do have one written up not posted but it covered making a portable version of NVDA then starting it on windows 10. At the time it is nvda 2019.1 and
version 1809 of Windows.

But you could try the following also on your computer but will not work on log on screen.

If you put the portable contents of nvda on to a USB stick unplug it from your computer then plug it back in.

then press the windows key + letter R and in the run dialogue box type E:nvda then press the enter key and then it should start up.

To make sure it is that version when i had it running on the usb stick i changed the voice from the other one that i was using.

not sure if it works on earlier versions of Windows that way I do not think it did.

that one might get posted in the next day or so?

Gene nz

On 10/04/2019 8:27 AM, Judy Jones wrote:

      Hello again,

      I now have the portable version on a thumb drive, but is it possible to get NVDA to start when inserting the drive? If so, how?

      Thanks again.

      Judy

--
Image NVDA certified expert

Check out my website for NVDA tutorials and other blindness related material at http://www.accessibilitycentral.net

Regardless of where you are in New Zealand if you are near one of the APNK sites you can use a copy of the NVDA screen reader on one of their computers. To
find out which location (or locations) are nearest to you please visit http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.org/content/partner-libraries (Aotearoa People's
Network Kaharoa). To find out which software is installed on the APNK network please visit the following
link http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.info/faq/software To find out how to use NVDA on APNK computers please visit the following
link http://www.aotearoapeoplesnetwork.info/faq/nvda

To find out which software is available on the Christchurch City Library network, and how to start the NVDA screen reader, please go to the following links.
Software available https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/faq/computers/#faq_5884 How to start the NVDA screen reader on Christchurch City Library
computers https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/faqs/what-screen-reader-software-is-available/

To find an NVDA certified expert near you, please visit the following link https://certification.nvaccess.org/. The certification page contains the official
list of NVDA certified individuals from around the world, who have sat and successfully passed the NVDA expert exam.

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