[access-uk] Re: Broken TTS in XP

Hi Barry,

 

To fix this, you will need your Windows XP CD.  So, CD in drive, do the
following:-

 

1.      Go to Run, and type "c:\windows\inf" without the quotes.

 

2.      Look for a file called SAPI5.INF.

 

3.      Press Applications key and then arrow down to Install

 

4.      If it asks for any files, brows to d:\i386, where d: is assumed to
be your Windows XP CD.

 

Job done.

 

All the best

 

Steve

 

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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dj Paddy
Sent: Sunday 12 October 2008 17:41
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Broken TTS in XP

 

Folks,

 

Here's a new one.

 

I can't change the default TTS Engine under control panel/speech.

 

I can preview the voices but when I hit apply it comes up with, "RUNDLL
An exception occurred while trying to run
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL "C:\Program 
Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Speech\sapi.cpl",Speech"
OK "

 

I downloaded and ran SAPI4's suite from,

 

http://www.o2a.com/SpeechDownload.htm

 

and it installed, "Microsoft Speech SDK 4.0 and engines
Microsoft Voice, Microsoft Dictation, and the Microsoft Speech SDKOK "

 

Convinced this would fix it.... It did not.

 

 

Furthermore when I launch the Speech Applet I get,

 

"Speech Properties
The requested task cannot be carried out because the necessary engine could
not be created.  Please select a 
different engine and/or a different audio device.
OK "

 

I've SP3 on the machine but had these problems with SP2 as well.  I was
actually hoping there would be a Hot Fix in SP3 that would have fixed it.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Dj Paddy

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