The Microsoft speech recognition engine is included with Microsoft Office XP, but is not installed by default. Follow either procedure below to install the engine.
Install from Microsoft Word 2002- Open Microsoft Word 2002.
- On the Tools menu, click Speech.
Speech recognition is now available in all Office programs.
- Open Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
- Click Change or Remove Programs, click Microsoft Office XP, and then click Change.
- Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Next.
- Under Features to install, double-click Office Shared Features.
- Double-click Alternative User Input, click Speech, click the down arrow, and then click Run from My Computer.
- Click Update.
Notes
- To open Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- Microsoft speech recognition engines are available in Simplified Chinese, U.S. English, and Japanese language versions.