Windows 7 64 bit. hal talks before i am done

[Graham]

Here is one small ptoblem I am having, When I am Typing in information and generally chatting to Hal, He starts answering before i have finished typing, then says please talk in full sentences as to better understand me. I would if he would let me.

Any Ideas what the cause might be?

Kind Regards

Graham

[Data]

It sounds like you have speech recognition turned on in Hal, If you are typing in with a keyboard you should have it turned off or exactly what you have reported can happen.

[Carl2]

Graham,
 Pretty much a stab in the dark but my frist response would be you have the dictation mode on. I noticed you said you type, I use voice reconition and noticed Hal imputting before I was finished, I turned off the dictation and Hal stopped inputting to soon.
Carl2

[Data]

I think me and Carl2 are saying the same thing here [8D]

We must have posted very close together.

[Graham]

Thanks Datahoppa and Carl. This was the cause of the problem.again all fixed quickly, I remain impressed.

Moving on try this problem. Using Hals appointment book,as you know very important for me. When I make appointments for next month ie March, when Hal loads up, he speaks the appointment only to say this was sometime ago I hope you were not late, then says I have removed this event from my calender.

What do you think?

[Data]

Graham
I don't think your appointment book will work right unless you change the date format in windows 7 to American.

Navigate to Windows Control panel then goto Region and Language;
Date format is changed in there.

I'm personally not prepared to do it, when I change it to American its alien to me but I know others have.

[Graham]

Dear Datahopa.

Thanks again. Bescuse the appointments are so important to me, I have changed the date to American format as you suggested,and all seems well,so far.It is a shame there is not a patch for this.But as long as it works and I dont get too confused well its worth a go!

Thanks again

Graham[8D]

[Data]

Glad I could help you Graham.

I wonder how hard it would be to have an option in the Appointment Book plug-in to select American or European date format.

I'm not a coder but my mind says it cant be that hard.

Food for thought :)