Microsoft Agent & questions

[Guest Mambo]

I'm trying to get an application to work that uses the Microsoft Agent. The

Agent's balloon comes up but is silent, no speech, other sound effect with it

work. I had re-imaged my hard drive with an image I created in 2003 right

after a clean install XP Home on a dual boot computer. I installed the

program after that date so don't have a working copy installed from this

image. I've done all the updates except Windows Media Player and Internet

Explorer 7 because I'm on a 15 inch monitor; 800x600 and the two 7 versions

just don't look like windows... unless there's 'skins' for them out there.

 

The main issue, no sound from the agent. Back in 2003 I think this was

resolved by deleting and reinstalling something and it wasn't the MS Agent or

the software that's trying to use it, something from Windows. I'm asking for

any clues on what might be preventing the agent from speaking. Sound is

enabled, nothing muted and 'silence' isn't checked. The TTS works from

within XP but from the software and from MASH (Microsoft Agent Scripting

Helper), both have no sound.

 

Any help would greatly be appreciated!! I use that TTS ever day and really

need it working again for school.

____

 

The reason I had to reimage (via Powerquest Drive Image Pro bought out by

Norton's) was because I had to change the CMOS battery and for some reason

all these problems started after that so just went back to a clean install.

I wish I had taken better notes the first time the problem was solved.

 

I'll add which products work and which don't if it helps and if this info

needs to be edited out I understand.

 

Cyberbuddy latest version (no sound)

MASH (Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper) was tried to fix problem but that

doesn't work either.

 

Narrator in Accessibility does work

 

I also found this software; http://www.spacejock.com/yRead_Download.html and

that does work.

 

I want to get everything functioning again and make a new image on CD.

Eventually will get a new computer with Vista but not for a while. I'm on 1

GB RAM, Dell Dimension 4300 1.4 GHz. Upgraded sound & video card. This

computer would not be able to run Vista at optimal level.

[Guest Brian A.]

Re: Microsoft Agent & questions

 

"Mambo" <Mambo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1A8A126A-1387-4E38-93EC-04E62016E36B@microsoft.com...

> I'm trying to get an application to work that uses the Microsoft Agent. The

> Agent's balloon comes up but is silent, no speech, other sound effect with it

> work. I had re-imaged my hard drive with an image I created in 2003 right

> after a clean install XP Home on a dual boot computer. I installed the

> program after that date so don't have a working copy installed from this

> image. I've done all the updates except Windows Media Player and Internet

> Explorer 7 because I'm on a 15 inch monitor; 800x600 and the two 7 versions

> just don't look like windows... unless there's 'skins' for them out there.

>

> The main issue, no sound from the agent. Back in 2003 I think this was

> resolved by deleting and reinstalling something and it wasn't the MS Agent or

> the software that's trying to use it, something from Windows. I'm asking for

> any clues on what might be preventing the agent from speaking. Sound is

> enabled, nothing muted and 'silence' isn't checked. The TTS works from

> within XP but from the software and from MASH (Microsoft Agent Scripting

> Helper), both have no sound.

>

> Any help would greatly be appreciated!! I use that TTS ever day and really

> need it working again for school.

> ____

>

> The reason I had to reimage (via Powerquest Drive Image Pro bought out by

> Norton's) was because I had to change the CMOS battery and for some reason

> all these problems started after that so just went back to a clean install.

> I wish I had taken better notes the first time the problem was solved.

>

> I'll add which products work and which don't if it helps and if this info

> needs to be edited out I understand.

>

> Cyberbuddy latest version (no sound)

> MASH (Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper) was tried to fix problem but that

> doesn't work either.

>

> Narrator in Accessibility does work

>

> I also found this software; http://www.spacejock.com/yRead_Download.html and

> that does work.

>

> I want to get everything functioning again and make a new image on CD.

> Eventually will get a new computer with Vista but not for a while. I'm on 1

> GB RAM, Dell Dimension 4300 1.4 GHz. Upgraded sound & video card. This

> computer would not be able to run Vista at optimal level.

 

Do you have SAPI 4.0 installed? If not you need to install it, if you do it may be

corrupt and you need to reinstall it.

See here on the right under Windows XP Users:

http://www.microsoft.com/msagent/

 

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }

Conflicts start where information lacks.

http://basconotw.mvps.org/

 

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

[Guest Mambo]

Re: Microsoft Agent & questions

 

That was installed with the software just a few days ago after all the

Windows updates. I did tech for 6 years but our company moved our dept

elsewhere so missing out on the daily tech people. :) It wasn't something

from Agent that needed to be deleted & reinstalled, I think it was within

Windows & then it worked. Unfortuantely I neglected to take notes on that

particular thing so back at square one where I was in 2003. I've been

searching 'microsoft, agent, tts, "no voice"' and not finding much.

[Guest Mambo]

Re: Microsoft Agent & questions

 

Reinstalled and same problem. I know it was something that wouldn't normally

be downloaded for XP home, I believe it was deleted & then reinstalled or

maybe just deleted. Are there any known issues with MS Agent that could

hinder it working? The balloon will pop up and you see the text in it but no

sound. The other sounds in the agent work.

[Guest Brian A.]

Re: Microsoft Agent & questions

 

"Mambo" <Mambo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:23C8E606-A3F4-4248-9E98-CBE4D3FA96B9@microsoft.com...

> Reinstalled and same problem. I know it was something that wouldn't normally

> be downloaded for XP home, I believe it was deleted & then reinstalled or

> maybe just deleted. Are there any known issues with MS Agent that could

> hinder it working? The balloon will pop up and you see the text in it but no

> sound. The other sounds in the agent work.

 

I see mention of it having to do with midi synth here:

http://groups.google.com/groups/search?hl=en&q=ms+agent+has+no+sound&qt_s=Search+Groups

 

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }

Conflicts start where information lacks.

http://basconotw.mvps.org/

 

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

[Guest Mambo]

Re: Microsoft Agent & questions

 

It was the soft synth, changed via start/ settings/ control panel/ Sounds and

Audio Devices/ Audio tab/ MIDI music playback and then changed the default

device and Cyberbuddy & midi both now work. :)

(I'm still on classic view)

[Guest Brian A.]

Re: Microsoft Agent & questions

 

"Mambo" <Mambo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:817EDB24-CCC7-4000-A68D-23D8E768D0B0@microsoft.com...

> It was the soft synth, changed via start/ settings/ control panel/ Sounds and

> Audio Devices/ Audio tab/ MIDI music playback and then changed the default

> device and Cyberbuddy & midi both now work. :)

> (I'm still on classic view)

 

If I have any sound turned on at all, it'll be good ol rock n roll, otherwise it's

not worth it. Glad to see you have communication again, good luck and enjoy.

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }

Conflicts start where information lacks.

http://basconotw.mvps.org/

 

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

[Guest Mambo]

Re: Microsoft Agent & questions

 

With a TTS reader I don't have to read long things, just listen to them. :)

I like midi working too, don't have a midi compatable keyboard but maybe some

day... have created midis the old fashioned way.

 

Hope they come out with an IE7 & Windows Media Player for XP that still

looks like Windows... got away from Latest ones because just looked goofy on

800x600 & w/ XP. Usually use Firefox though so it works out.