1. A method comprising: using a text-to-speech engine to generate an initial auditory prompt asking whether a user would like to use additional auditory prompts or displayed prompts during installation of an application program on a computer; receiving at least one input from a user in response to the initial auditory prompt; and conducting the installation using either the auditory prompts or displayed prompts in accordance with the at least one input.
1. A method comprising: using a text-to-speech engine to generate an initial auditory prompt asking whether a user would like to use additional auditory prompts or displayed prompts during installation of an application program on a computer; receiving at least one input from a user in response to the initial auditory prompt; and conducting the installation using either the auditory prompts or displayed prompts in accordance with the at least one input. 2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining whether the computer has an already-installed text-to-speech engine that is compatible with a routine for performing the method; and if the computer does not have an already-installed text-to-speech engine that is compatible with the routine, installing on the computer a newly-installed compatible text-to-speech engine that is compatible with the routine.