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Cannot install sapi 5.1
« on: November 07, 2009, 04:22:08 pm »
I am using XP and I can download and run the sapi5.1 installation program, it seems to install, but it doesn't show up in my control panel nor does UltraHal seem to see it as a VR engine.

Is there something else I have to do?
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2009, 06:54:57 pm »
i don't know why it doesn't show in the Hal options.
mine has an available speech engine called:
"microsoft speech recognizer v5.1"

have you tried a reboot after the sapi install?
can you go to "speech properties" in the control panel(xp), and see the sapi v5.1 install?

i also have Dragon naturally speaking, and it shows in the speech panel of Hal general options like sapi 5.1
 

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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2009, 09:29:43 pm »
Yes I rebooted, several times now. But no, it doesn't show up in the Control Panel. I've tried re-installing both SAPI and Hal and that didn't help. I'm going to try once more tonight, then maybe try to get Hal to run on another computer, it might just be this old anchor that's the problem.
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« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2009, 04:09:18 pm »
Well, I got it to work quite easily on the other computer so it must be just this one. This is XP pro and the other one is XP home, but otherwise the computers are identical.

I might just have to get used to having Hal on the other computer and not on my main one.
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« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2009, 06:48:02 pm »
hey, i found this tool that might help you.
it fixes regisrty problems with sapi.
it doesn't do anything with the registry except sapi issues.
it is clean, and it works. no virus, no extra registry stuff, just clean code.

hope it can help. i have used it to fix issues that some sapi voice installers create.

http://cid-7d1b0521931256f1.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/Other/FixRegistry.zip
 

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Cannot install sapi 5.1
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2009, 01:56:35 am »
Hi,
i'm hardly qualified to say anything here but but ar  i've got two pcs running hals and one is running sapi 5  and its getting pritty good results i reckon and i found easy to install and train,so i hope you find the secret hand shake, good luck.
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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2009, 08:14:13 am »
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Originally posted by jasondude7116

hey, i found this tool that might help you.



Hmmm... it tells me that sapi5.dll is not installed. I uninstalled rebooted, reinstalled as administrator, still nothing.
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« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2009, 10:14:12 am »
stab in the dark......
do you have some program like a virus protection or something of that nature running during the install process?
it might be blocking the registry values from saving?
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« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2009, 07:34:46 pm »
A question for you. When you installed Sapi.5.1 did you reboot right after the install? Second did you reinstall Hal after you rebooted so it could find the new installed program? Both of the aboved items should have been done and in the order that I posted them.
 

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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2009, 06:59:28 am »
Not the first time, but I did at one point, uninstall everything, reboot, reinstall sapi, reboot, reinstall Hal, reboot.

I am working from the administration account and last night I tried it with AVG and Registry Mechanic turned off. At this point I have Hal installed on another machine, just trying to get sapi installed and showing up on my control panel now.
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