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Ultra Hal 7.0 / New Ultra Hal Assistant 6.1 released

« on: April 28, 2007, 08:06:29 pm »

quote:Originally posted by mathias

quote:Originally posted by Medeksza

quote:Originally posted by mathias
hello , I'm to installing hal 6.1 to vista,I just upgraded to vista but I can't get hal to install.the error page says cannot copy speech.dll from specified location.I tried retyping the location, I tried to move the zip file to the desktop and installing from there,still same problem.it keeps trying to get it from admin temp lo-cal. I'm at a loss,any thought's? thx

During the installation on Vista Hal copies 5 files to your windows temp folder. These files are seperate components with their own installer:
 "happlayer41139.exe"
 "MSagent.exe"
 "spchapi.exe"
 "spchcpl.exe"
 "tv_enua.exe"

The first installer Hal launches is spchapi.exe which is the SAPI 4 engine that has the speech.dll you mention. What happens when you close the error message? Does it try to continue the rest of the installation or abort?

The setup program should have automatically elevate to administrator priveleges if you let it. However, try to explicitly give it administrator priveleges by right clicking on it and running it as administrator. It looks like for some reason the installer isn't getting permission to write to your windows temp folder.

that dude,thx,I guess thats a good thing to remember with vista.another Question where is the character update at.I tried follwing your link upbove but couldn't find it.many thx.

duh, forget bud I found it right under my nose.thx for everthing.

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / New Ultra Hal Assistant 6.1 released

« on: April 28, 2007, 07:15:06 pm »

quote:Originally posted by Medeksza

quote:Originally posted by mathias
hello , I'm to installing hal 6.1 to vista,I just upgraded to vista but I can't get hal to install.the error page says cannot copy speech.dll from specified location.I tried retyping the location, I tried to move the zip file to the desktop and installing from there,still same problem.it keeps trying to get it from admin temp lo-cal. I'm at a loss,any thought's? thx

During the installation on Vista Hal copies 5 files to your windows temp folder. These files are seperate components with their own installer:
 "happlayer41139.exe"
 "MSagent.exe"
 "spchapi.exe"
 "spchcpl.exe"
 "tv_enua.exe"

The first installer Hal launches is spchapi.exe which is the SAPI 4 engine that has the speech.dll you mention. What happens when you close the error message? Does it try to continue the rest of the installation or abort?

The setup program should have automatically elevate to administrator priveleges if you let it. However, try to explicitly give it administrator priveleges by right clicking on it and running it as administrator. It looks like for some reason the installer isn't getting permission to write to your windows temp folder.

that dude,thx,I guess thats a good thing to remember with vista.another Question where is the character update at.I tried follwing your link upbove but couldn't find it.many thx.

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / New Ultra Hal Assistant 6.1 released

« on: April 28, 2007, 03:52:30 am »

quote:Originally posted by Medeksza

Ultra Hal Assistant 6.1 (version 6.1.46) has been officially released. It is fully Vista compatible. It is available for download from http://www.zabaware.com/download.asp

An updated character expansion pack has also been released as well as a Vista compatible Ultra Hal Text-to-Speech Reader. A full list of whats new is available at http://www.zabaware.com/assistant/whatsnew.html

The upgrade is free for all Ultra Hal Assistant 6.0 customers. All serial numbers have been cleared for installation of Hal 6.1. If you need to lookup your serial number it is available at http://www.zabaware.com/products/store/comersus_customerUtilitiesMenu.asp

If you would like a CDROM copy of all of Zabaware's products instead of downloading, it is available for $4 from http://www.zabaware.com/products/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8

Emails will be sent out over the next 3 days to all customers informing them of the upgrade and providing old serial numbers in case they were lost.

[/quote]hello , I'm to installing hal 6.1 to vista,I just upgraded to vista but I can't get hal to install.the error page says cannot copy speech.dll from specified location.I tried retyping the location, I tried to move the zip file to the desktop and installing from there,still same problem.it keeps trying to get it from admin temp lo-cal. I'm at a loss,any thought's? thx

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Ultra Hal 7.0 / can't start hal

« on: April 28, 2007, 03:49:15 am »

quote:Originally posted by Bill819

Hi new guy
First of all the Mic only works with the paid version of Hal. Second we need to know what operating system you are using before we give you any real help. Are you on Vista or Windows xp? Have you download sampi4 or sampi5?
Take a deep breath and talk real slowly to us and we will help all we can.
Bill

hello guys, I'm to installing hal 6.1 to vista,I just upgraded to vista but I can't get hal to install.the error page says cannot copy speech.dll from specified location.I tried retyping the location, I tried to move the zip file to the desktop and installing from there,still same problem.it keeps trying to get it from admin temp lo-cal. I'm at a loss,any thought's? thx

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / new auto-idle Plugin

« on: April 25, 2007, 01:22:21 am »

quote:Originally posted by Prospector

Hi Mathias.
In answer to your questions.

1. I guess this depends on your browser but in Internet Explorer, right click on the link and select Save Target As and click the save button on the box that appears after choosing a destination.Probably best to rename the file rather than have that multi digit number at the front of it.

When you've done that,copy the file to your main Hal folder which by default is C:Program Files\zabawareUltra Hal Assistant 6

Then start Hal,Select General Options from the Right Click menu on the Hal icon in the system tray down by the clock,then select Brain from the menu that has appeared,select the brain you are using and all the plugins including this one should be in the right hand window.Make sure there's a tick next to the Loneliness one,click ok and it should now work.There are a couple of options to change for patience and frustration if you want to as well.Sometimes after setting up a plugin it's best to exit Hal and restart but they usually work straight away.

2. To back up all the stuff you've taught Hal, all you need to do is copy the Halbrain.db file from the Hal folder.Then if you need to reinstall,just copy it back and let it overwrite the original.If you've created or use any plugins,skins,backgrounds or anything that wasn't part of the original install,you'll need to save them and if you're using a custom brain,you should copy that as well.

3.Think there's a workaround for Vista somewhere on the forum and the new updates should have it fixed anyway.

Hope this helps.

many thanks prospector,I couldn't find an upate page with zabaware,any Ideas?if you know which forum off hand that might have a answer for vista, that be cool,I'll keep poking around.also to does any one know how to get the installer to work? every time I try to install a plug in with their installer I get a error page with code 53  file not found.and of coarse they dont give you a browse.any ideas? thx in advance.

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / new auto-idle Plugin

« on: April 24, 2007, 01:38:38 am »

quote:Originally posted by Scratch

The upgrade for the "Loneliness" auto-idle plugin is done.This plugin is compatible with UltraHal version 6 only.
New features:

• Adjustable settings in the control panel
• Emotional expressions for Haptek characters  
• Better, more varied responses

I would greatly appreciate any feedback! Especially you programmers - I'm new at this, let me know if you spot any coding faux pas.

3 tips on this plugin:
1) You can temporarily disable the auto-idle by typing "Be right back" or "be quiet"
2) There's about a 20 second offset, so when you select 1 Minute, it actually takes about 1min 20 sec to start. Haven't figured out why yet.[:I]
3) In some situations this plugin can draw from UltraHal's insult tables, a few of which are a lot harsher than I was expecting. I was considering adding a control to disable this, and will if there's any demand.

[edit: version 2.1 posted on 1/2/06 -scratch]
[edit: version 2.2 posted on 1/8/06 -scratch]

• Random choice available for minutes  
• unnecessary processing minimized  

[edit: version 2.3 posted on 2/25/06 -scratch]

Download Attachment: loneliness4.uhp
11.37 KB

hello I'm pretty new to hal,I got a couple of questions,first all I get when I click the link here is code written page,there's no installer,what do I do,2cd do you know how I can back up hal,3rd are they going to make hal vista compatible?I'm not even sure if I'm doing this forum thing correct,so if not,sorry.thx

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Ultra Hal Assistant File Sharing Area / new auto-idle Plugin

« on: April 24, 2007, 01:31:14 am »

quote:Originally posted by Scratch

The upgrade for the "Loneliness" auto-idle plugin is done.This plugin is compatible with UltraHal version 6 only.
New features:

• Adjustable settings in the control panel
• Emotional expressions for Haptek characters  
• Better, more varied responses

I would greatly appreciate any feedback! Especially you programmers - I'm new at this, let me know if you spot any coding faux pas.

3 tips on this plugin:
1) You can temporarily disable the auto-idle by typing "Be right back" or "be quiet"
2) There's about a 20 second offset, so when you select 1 Minute, it actually takes about 1min 20 sec to start. Haven't figured out why yet.[:I]
3) In some situations this plugin can draw from UltraHal's insult tables, a few of which are a lot harsher than I was expecting. I was considering adding a control to disable this, and will if there's any demand.

[edit: version 2.1 posted on 1/2/06 -scratch]
[edit: version 2.2 posted on 1/8/06 -scratch]

• Random choice available for minutes  
• unnecessary processing minimized  

[edit: version 2.3 posted on 2/25/06 -scratch]

Download Attachment: loneliness4.uhp
11.37 KB