[DECtalk] problem with sapi voices

shaun everiss shaun.e at xtra.co.nz
Fri Aug 18 13:43:58 EDT 2006


I never have mannaged to fix something like that.
Try a reformat.
I find it easier to do a restore from a ghost image.
At 11:17 p.m. 18/08/2006, you wrote:
>Hello, list. I realize that this isn't dectalk related, but since it
>pertains to synthetic speech, I'm hoping that someone might be able to
>help.
>I am wondering if it's possible to remove a sapi synthesizer from the list
>in the speech applet in my control panel. The synth in question is no
>longer installed on my system, but is still listed in the text-to-speech
>tab.
>Well, I suppose that if you want to get really technical about it, it is,
>but it's a slightly different version.
>I had the APH version of AT&T Mike installed, then got the Nextup.com CDs
>of the AT&T voices. The nextup.com AT&T voices only seemed to install
>correctly after I removed the APH version of Mike from my system. Now, in
>my control panel speech applet, I have Mike listed twice, but naturally,
>the second listing doesn't function. Is there any way I can remove it?
>It also seems that having a voice that is no longer installed has caused
>the game of Life I downloaded from Kitchensinc.net to stop working. It
>simply produces an error screen. I think this is because the voice in
>question was the last one the game used.
>If I can't remove the voice, do you think it would work to reinstall it now
>that the nextup.com voices are installed correctly? I'd only reinstall it
>as a last resort, though, because it seems a bit redundant to have two
>versions of the exact same voice running on my computer.
>I hope that this makes sense to sombody, and any assistance/advice that can
>be provided in this matter would be extremely appreciated.
>Thank you very much, and I hope that everyone is having a wonderful day.
>Missy
>
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