My computer won't stop talking

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My computer won't stop talking

My computer has a male voice that talks constantly. How do I shut it off?

I don't know if it is related but I also when I turn my computer on in the apple menu it has shut down ,restart, and log out listed twice for each item.

Aslo every time I click on an application or a folder in the finder, a black outline box apears around the selected item.

As I am typing this message, the dumb voice talks out each letter.

What is wrong??

Posted on Sep 18, 2005 9:08 PM

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Answer 1

Randy Smyres Author

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Sep 18, 2005 9:48 PM in response to Aaron Bricker1

Thank you for your rerply.

Yes, it is turned off. It doesn't affect the voice. The double listing in the apple menue as well as the black outline boxes that apear in the finder showed up at the same time this voice problem.

A two year old was typing the keys on my computer in a fast random manner for several minutes before I was able to stop him. When I shut off the computer and restarted, that is when the problem started to occur.

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Answer 2

Sep 18, 2005 10:21 PM in response to Randy Smyres

If you go back into System Preferences, under Universal Access, turn off Voice Over... It is toggled on by Cmd-F5 by default. You can disable the keyboad shortcult under Keyboard&Mouse preferences.

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Answer 3

Nov 23, 2005 1:57 PM in response to Randy Smyres

My computer has a male voice that talks constantly.
How do I shut it off?

I have a similar problem but none of the fixes have worked.

From the sign in screen, the boxes are highlighted and "Fred" reads the text.

Voice over is off. Text to speech is off.

I've double checked each user account and they all have these settings off.
I've repaired permissions and run the periodic tasks.
I've restarted the computer.
I've shutdown the computer.
I'm going to buy some earplugs.

Just prior to this happening, I was working with some Classic programs. Could one of them have caused this change?

Thanks!

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Answer 4

Jan 8, 2006 12:54 AM in response to Mike-N-nahyunil

Thanks for posting this! I thought I had a virus or something for a minute there. Much appreciated!!! Disabled the shortcut so it won't happen again.

Rob

If you go back into System Preferences, under
Universal Access, turn off Voice Over... It is
toggled on by Cmd-F5 by default. You can disable the
keyboad shortcult under Keyboard&Mouse preferences.

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Answer 5

Feb 17, 2006 12:18 AM in response to Randy Smyres

OMG, the EXACT same thing is happening to me and it is absolute torture. I cannot get HIM (the running commentary male voice) to shut up, I suddenly have double-everything in the Apple menu, and strange black boxes appear and more often than not stay long after I have selected the app or even closed it. My life is ****.
Will somebody please help?

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Answer 6

Sep 18, 2005 9:32 PM in response to Randy Smyres

check in the system preferences. click on speech. make sure that speakable items is turned off, if it is on, then click off to turn it off. hope this helps.

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Answer 7

Randy Smyres Author

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Sep 19, 2005 12:13 AM in response to Mike-N-nahyunil

Thanks Mike,

It works perfectly now!

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Answer 8

Jan 8, 2006 2:38 AM in response to TechTeach236

You must check Speech in Classic.

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Answer 9

Mar 5, 2006 10:39 PM in response to HelenWheels

I go to Universal Access, shut off voice over, close Universal Access and Voice Over turns itself back on.

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