Freeware speech recognition "notepad"

goldfish · Nov 3, 2004

Windows XP has speech recognition built into it.

Does anyone know of a freeware program that will let me use this to dictate notes? It would be handy for phone conversations (might be a bit bewildering to the customer on the other end after me saying "Allow.... loft..... rooms" or somthing really slowly ). In any case, it would be quite funny

I've put about an hours worth of training into it, since I had to to use UT2004 speech commands (ha, like that worked, bots are dumb!).

MechGeek · Nov 4, 2004

Hooking into Windows XP Speech

So what can you do now?

Tapping into the speech recognition technology within Windows XP can be a little tricky, but after reading this, you'll be a pro.

The magic of speech recognition happens when three pieces come together. First, you need Windows XP Service Pack 1. Next, you'll need the Microsoft Speech Recognition Engine v5.0. Finally, you need an application that's ready to accept your speech input, these include Notepad, Outlook Express, and others in Windows XP.

There is no Speech Recognition Engine (SRE) built directly in to Windows XP. You need to install a compatible engine, and in most cases, you'll install it from one of two sources.
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The Microsoft SRE for Windows XP is available in Office XP applications, such as Microsoft Word 2002, or Microsoft Excel 2002. If you have Office XP, or one of these programs on your computer, then you probably already have access to the SRE. You simply need to install the SRE as explained below.
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If you do not have one of these programs, then a less expensive option for installing the SRE is to purchase the Windows XP PLUS! Pack. This is available for less than $30 from Microsoft and other online vendors.
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A third option is available for advanced users. The SRE is provided for free as part of the Microsoft Speech Software Development Kit 5.1. Microsoft provides no technical support for this software and it is not generally recommended for end users.
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This is from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/moskowitz_02september23.mspx.

Looks like if you have the Speech Recognition Module you should be able to use it with notepad. If you got the SRE from office then you could use it with Word. If you are still lacking the SRE the free way to get it is in the development kit.

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