Re: [BCAB] Running NVDA from a USB stick on a Windows XP machine Chris 31 Oct 2012 19:13 GMT
True. Ok take this as an example. e:\nvda\nvda.exe where e is the letter of your USB flash drive and the rest you can substitute to your exact location of your portable installation. Sorry about that. I forget at times there may be not so experienced users on this list lol! Christopher Hallsworth On 31/10/2012 18:12, Neela wrote: > It would be really helpful to those of us not used to writing command > lines Chris, if you would just write the command out in full. Thanks. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <christopherh40@gmail.com> > To: "BCAB Discussion List" <bcab@lists.bcab.org.uk> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 5:14 PM > Subject: Re: [BCAB] Running NVDA from a USB stick on a Windows XP machine > > >> The autorun is broken as of now. The only way would be with the help >> of Narrator typing the letter of your flash drive, then a colon, then >> a backslash, then the full path to the NVDA executable simply named >> nvda.exe. >> >> >> Christopher Hallsworth >> >> On 31/10/2012 16:24, Clive.Lever@kent.gov.uk wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> >>> how do I run NVDA from a USB stick on a Windows XP machine. Do you >>> need to type in any keystrokes to launch it? >>> >>> We've done what it asked on the NVDA website, loading the program >>> files onto a pen drive. The site says to put 'Autorun' onto the pen, >>> and that this should automatically launch on plugging in the pen >>> drive. Although we did this, my sighted colleague says that on >>> connecting the USB stick to the PC, the box still comes up asking if >>> I want to run movies, open folder to view files, take no action and >>> all that. >>> >>> Does anyone have any ideas as to why NVD is not running without the >>> need for further clicks? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Clive >>> >>> >>> >>> Clive Lever >>> Diversity and Equality Officer >>> Kent County Council >>> >>> Office: 01622 221163 >>> Email: clive.lever@kent.gov.uk<mailto:clive.lever@kent.gov.uk> >>> >>> >>> Kent County Council >>> Room G37 >>> Sessions House >>> Maidstone, Kent. >>> ME14 1XQ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> To find out more about BCAB and the benefits that membership can >> bring, please visit our website: >> http://www.bcab.org.uk/ >> >> To manage your subscription to the BCAB mailing list, please visit our >> website: >> http://www.bcab.org.uk/bcab-discussion-list/ >> >> To discuss matters relating to the mailing list, please email >> moderator@bcab.org.uk. > >