This page gives you step-by-step instructions on how to launch Narrator
Many people who have a significant vision or literacy difficulty would benefit from having their computer speak back what they are typing and other text on the screen.
Windows Narrator is a basic screen-reading program. It offers speech feedback for all menus and dialog boxes, Windows Explorer and Notepad but will not speak out a whole Word documents or web page.
Please note: Window's Narrator is only available for Windows 2000 and XP.
To start Narrator:

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Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings cannot be changed due to local IT policies - contact your local IT support for further help.