Microsoft Voice MSAgent for Windows 7...

[unko]

Hello, i missed that XP feature so i searched and found out Microsoft did it for 7, due to much requests. I installed the hot fix (which is kb969168) and i can see the files in the system however i have no clue how do i launch it..? I don't see any entry and the only executable called "AgentSvr.exe" does nothing..

 

[unko]

To be clearer... I'd like to get back the old voices (french, english, and more..) that were on XP. Certainly there's a way and hopefully you know..

 

[Loki]

Have you run a test vbs script?

strAgentName = "Merlin"
strAgentPath = "C:\Windows\Msagent\Chars\" & strAgentName & ".acs"
Set objAgent = CreateObject("Agent.Control.2")

objAgent.Connected = TRUE
objAgent.Characters.Load strAgentName, strAgentPath
Set objCharacter = objAgent.Characters.Character(strAgentName)

objCharacter.Show
objCharacter.Play "GetAttention"
objCharacter.Speak "Good Day."
objCharacter.Speak "Goodbye!"
objCharacter.Hide

Do While objCharacter.Visible = TRUE
Wscript.Sleep 250
Loop

copy the above code to note pad and save as as Agenttest.vbs

 

[unko]

What's supposed to happen then?

 

[Loki]

Once you save the agenttest.vbs you need to execute it by double clicking it. Merlin should come up and knock on the screen then say: Good Day wait amoment and say Goodbye the Merlin will leave.

 

[unko]

Not sure we're talking about the same thing then... The thing i'm talking about was also called "microsoft sam" you just type text and it'd read it. I found an app called coolspeech and could get that sam voice back. Was there only this one on XP, no local language voices..? I think there was, and i'd like to find them..

 

[Loki]

You're right I misunderstood what you were looking for. I believe Windows Seven has that feature but I don't use it so I can't help you.

Maybe someone else will drop by with the answer.

Loki

 

[unko]

Maybe...

 

[gregrocker]

Have you gone through the Control Panel>Ease of Access>Voice Recognition tutorial to see if it suits your needs? I find after one session I can do most things hands-free including dictate this post.