Does the Welcome Screen display whenever you boot up and Windows loads? If not, go to the Start button globe, All Programs, Accessories, the Welcome Center.
In that window, click the "Show all xx items", (where xx is a number, mine is 13). With the new details displayed click the "Ease of Access Center" option.
In the new display, if the option, "Always read this section aloud" is selected, then de-select it. On my screen I have "Start Narrator". If I click that I get a small window options list. If you do, de-select all the options, then click Exit.
See if that works.
Mark
my vista home laptop starts up with narrator and the only way i can get rid of it is to exit. i have tried all kinds of ways to stop the woman talking at me. i have vista ultimate on my PC and have never seen narrator here

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