To start at a specific time requires that the BIOS supports it, check your
motherboard or system manual. There is nothing you can do from within
Windows, as Windows would not be running to initiate the startup sequence.
I do not believe text-to-speech will work with those basic programs.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!