Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in

Release notes

Welcome to the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in Release Notes. The Speech Add-in gives your Internet Explorer the power of speech technologies. It allows you to run speech recognition and text-to-speech applications in your browser!
 

The following topics are available:

System Requirements

Setup

Usage

System Requirements

Hardware Requirements

The following is a list of the minimum and recommended hardware.

System Requirements

The Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in requires one of these operating systems:

• English Windows 2000 Server
• English Windows 2000 Professional
• English Windows XP Professional

Software Requirements

The following is also required to use the Speech Add-in:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer, Version 6.0 or later.

Setup

Uninstalling the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in on a system with Microsoft Office XP

Uninstalling the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in may leave the Microsoft Office XP speech functionality in an unusable state.

Workaround:

       1. Open Speech in Control Panel

       2. Dismiss the error message by clicking OK

       3. Click the Speech Recognition tab of the Speech Control Panel

       4. Change the Default Speech Recognition engine to "Microsoft English ASR Version 5 Engine"

       5. Click Apply to save the changes

After installing the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in, the Microsoft Speech Add-in Start Page gives a script error.

Workaround:

From the Control Panel, go to Add/Remove Programs and select the Microsoft Speech Add-in component. Uninstall this component and then re-install and try the start page again.

Usage

Using the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in with the Language Bar

 The Language Bar is a tool that controls Speech, Handwriting and IME input to the system. After installing the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in, it may manifest as a floating toolbar with a Microphone button, Dictation and Voice Command options. In this version of the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in, ensure that the Microphone button is on the "off" mode and no Voice Command or Dictation options are visible.

Using the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in with Terminal Services

In this version, the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in does not function with Terminal Services such as Terminal Server and Remote Desktop. It is recommended that the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add-in not be used in these scenarios.