This document contains last-minute known issues and installation notes for the Speech Add-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer v1.0 Beta 3.
Product updates and late-breaking information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/speech.
Welcome to the Speech Add-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer v1.0 Beta 3 (Speech Add-in). This Beta Speech Add-in provides the runtime needed to use speech-enabled Web applications. Before installing the Speech Add-in, read through this document to become familiar with the known issues and system requirements addressed in this document.
After you have installed the Add-in, the End User License Agreement (EULA.rtf) is available for reference on the CD.
| Processor | Pentium II-class 450 MHz Recommended: Pentium III-class, 600 MHz |
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| RAM | 128 MB Recommended: 256 MB |
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| Operating System (U.S. English) |
Windows® 2000 Service Pack 3 or later Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 Windows XP, Service Pack 1 (Home Edition is not supported) |
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| CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive |
Required for installation from CD. Not required if the Speech Add-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer Beta 3 is downloaded from the Microsoft Web site |
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| Video | 800 x 600, 256 colors Recommended: High Color 16-bit |
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| Mouse | Mouse or compatible pointing device | ||
| Hard Disk Space | 85 MB Minimum | ||
| Microphone | Required. Optimal performance is achieved with a high quality close-talk (headset) microphone. A universal serial bus (USB) microphone with gain adjustment support is recommended. | ||
| Audio Output Device | Required | ||
Note: This is the Beta 3 release and should not be installed on a production machine without backing up data first.
Install the latest service pack for the operating system from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
Install the latest version of Internet Explorer (6.0 SP1 or later) from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
User Permissions
Administrator privileges are required to install the Speech Add-in.
Silent Installation
Users who perform a silent installation of Speech Add-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer imply by so doing that
they, and any user on whose behalf they install the software, understand all necessary setup requirements,
and have read and agreed to the End User License Agreement.
Close all open programs and run Setup.exe from the \downloads\Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in\Setup for Internet Explorer directory of the installation CD.
To uninstall Speech Add-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer, use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
| Problem: | |
| When installing the Speech Add-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer using the "silent" install switch, no speech engines are installed. | |
| Solution: | |
| Only use silent install if a suitable speech engine is already installed. Products that include suitable speech engines include Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft XP, Tablet PC Edition. | |
| Problem: | |
| When two or more separate SALT applications attempt recognition at the same time, each results in an error, and no recognition is performed. | |
| Solution: | |
| There is no solution for this problem in the Speech Application SDK v1.0 Beta 3, other than to manually avoid activating recognition simultaneously in multiple applications. | |
| Problem: | |
| Speech recognition accuracy may be low or prompts may get interrupted often while using speech-enabled Web applications. | |
| Solution: | |
| For optimal speech recognition accuracy, use a high quality, close-talk
(headset) microphone. A universal serial bus (USB) microphone with gain adjustment support is recommended.
It is also important to ensure that the volume of any speakers attached to the computer is not too loud, as this sound can be accidentally interpreted as a user attempting to speak to the microphone. Also, the volume of the microphone must be properly calibrated before using Speech Recognition. To do this, open Speech in Control Panel and use the Microphone Configuration Wizard to calibrate the microphone volume. |
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