How to Install the Microsoft Speech Agent

Following instructions have been taken form the Ring Homepage: surf the ring for FAQ, software and MsAgent related stuff.

STEP 1

Install Microsoft Agent Core Components version 2.0 (395K)
Download the above MSAgent.exe setup program and run it to install the core components. You may then delete the setup program.

STEP 2

Install the Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice, Text-to-Speech Engine (English version) (1MB)
The Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice Text-to-Speech (TTS) Engine provides speech output capabilities for Microsoft Agent so you can hear what the characters are saying through your sound speakers. Download the above tv_enua.exe setup program and run it to install the TTS Engine. You may then delete the setup program. If you've already installed this, you should see Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice American English TTS Engine in the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs list.

STEP 3 (Optional)

Install the Microsoft Agent Speech Control Panel (840K)
This step is optional. You can download this later. The Speech Control Panel will add an icon to your Control Panel to enable you to list the compatible speech recognition and text-to-speech engines installed on your system and customize their settings for your use.

STEP 4

Download some Microsoft Agent Characters
There are many Agent characters available and many more are being created. Now that you have Microsoft Agent installed on your computer, you only have to download additional Characters (files with .ACS extensions) as they become available and save them to your C:\WINDOWS\MSAGENT\CHARS or C:\WINNT\MSAGENT\CHARS folder, depending on your operating system.

STEP 5

Download Talking Clipboard
Now you have installed Talking Clipboard. You may run the setup.exe.