Hal and Alice

[Ryuhoshi]

Hello,
   I'm using an XP Pro machine, and I have Hal 5.0 installed on my machine.  I installed Alice without a hitch, and I selected the brain as was dictated by the readme.  However, when Hal is on the Alice brain, I get no response.  I will type message after message and Hal will just sit there.  Could someone please help me with this dilemma?  Thank you very much.

Sincerely,
Ryuhoshi