I get this speech engine error message.
Nothing changed when I deleted the folder indicated.
However, Narrator and all my other SAPI voices work.
The only thing I can't do is change the default Narrator voice from Sam to
something else.
Sunny Day
Maria Campbell
[email protected]
WHEN THE POWER OF LOVE
IS STRONGER THAN
THE LOVE OF POWER,
THE WORLD WILL KNOW PEACE
--JIMI HENDRIX.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Byrne" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] narrator doesn't speak anymore
This is from a long-ago post, but it worked for me. I confess, I did not
try to look at the file; I just wiped it out.
Good luck.
Ann
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;838659
FIX: Speech engines do not work and you receive an error message when you
open Speech Control Panel
View products that this article applies to.
SUMMARY
When you use speech engines to do recognition or synthesis, you can save
the
CurrentUserLexicon file on your local hard disk to store additional words.
Sometimes, the CurrentUserLexicon file can become corrupted. When this
happens, the speech recognition (SR) engine and the text-to-speech (TTS)
engine
do not work. This article describes possible causes and fixes the problem
with a hotfix file.
SYMPTOMS
The speech recognition (SR) engine and the text-to-speech (TTS) engine do
not work in any applications. When you open Speech Control Panel, you may
receive
the following message:
The requested task cannot be carried out because the necessary speech
engine
could not be created. Please select a different engine and/or a different
audio
device.
CAUSE
Currently, the specific cause of the problem is not known. However, the
following are possible causes:
List of 3 items
. An incorrectly configured audio device
. A corrupted recording profile
. A corrupted user lexicon database (CurrentUserLexicon)
list end
To determine whether CurrentUserLexicon is corrupted, use a hexadecimal
editor to open the .dat file that is located in the following folder:
\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application
Data\Microsoft\Speech\Files\UserLexicons
If the file contains only 0x00 byte values and contains no other data
values, the user lexicon database has likely been corrupted.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, delete the corrupted user lexicon file. The
system then re-creates an empty version of the file. After this, the SR
engine
and the TTS engine can function.
Note If you delete the user lexicon file, you lose any user-specific
vocabulary that was previously added.
To delete the user lexicon file, delete the following folder:
\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application
Data\Microsoft\Speech\Files\UserLexicons
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only
intended
to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to
systems
that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive
additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this
problem, Microsoft
recommends that you wait for the next service pack that contains this
hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support
Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product
Support Services
phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following
Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];CNTACTMS
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support
calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that
a
specific
update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to
additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the
specific
update
in question.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that
are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are
listed
in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information,
it
is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local
time,
use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
--------------------------------------------------
09-Mar-2004 22:26 6.0.1518.0 696,320 Sapi.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that
are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.
The information in this article applies to:
List of 3 items
. Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
. Microsoft Windows XP Professional
. Microsoft Speech Software Development Kit (SDK) 5.1
list end
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
