Microsoft Speech Platform SDK 11 Requirements and Installation

Microsoft Speech Platform SDK 11

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This page provides software and hardware requirements and installation instructions for the Microsoft Speech Platform Runtime 11 and the Microsoft Speech Platform SDK 11.

Software Requirements

The following operating systems provide support for the Speech Platform SDK 11.

Operating System	Edition	Processor Type
Windows Vista	All editions except Starter Edition	32-bit, 64-bit
Windows 7	All editions except Starter Edition	32-bit, 64-bit
Windows Server 2008	Service Pack 2	32-bit, 64-bit
Windows Server 2008	R2	64-bit

Important
All features and functionality of the Speech Platform SDK 11 (with the exception of the Microsoft Grammar Development Tools) are NOT supported by Windows XP.

Note
Development of speech-enabled applications is supported on: Windows Vista or later Windows 2003 Server or later Windows 2008 Server or later Deployment of speech-enabled applications is supported on: Windows 2003 Server or later Windows 2008 Server or later

Note

Development of speech-enabled applications is supported on:

Windows Vista or later
Windows 2003 Server or later
Windows 2008 Server or later

Deployment of speech-enabled applications is supported on:

Windows 2003 Server or later
Windows 2008 Server or later

Hardware Requirements

The following are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for the .

Minimum Hardware Requirements

1 GHz CPU
512 MB RAM
10 GB hard drive
Ethernet network adapter
DX9-compatible video card, with 2.0 pixel shader and vertex shader support (used by some of the graphics and user interface development tools included with the XDK)
USB 2.0

Recommended Hardware Configuration

Dual 2GHz CPU
1 GB RAM
40+ GB SATA hard drive
Ethernet network adapter
DX9-compatible video card, with 3.0 pixel shader and vertex shader support (when available)
Two USB 2.0 host controllers, which are required when you use DVD emulation and performance analysis tools simultaneously

Installing the Microsoft Speech Platform SDK 11

Use the following steps to install the Microsoft Speech Platform SDK 11.

To install the Microsoft Speech Platform SDK 11

Uninstall any previous version of the Speech Platform SDK and the Microsoft Speech Platform Runtime from your computer.
Verify that you have installed the Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.0. If necessary, download the .NET Framework 4.0 using this link. The .NET Framework must be installed before you install the Speech Platform Runtime 11 and the Speech Platform SDK 11.
Determine whether you are using a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.
Download the Speech Platform Runtime 11 that matches your operating system using this link.
Download the Speech Platform SDK 11 that matches your operating system using this link.
Install the SpeechPlatformRuntime.msi.
Install the MicrosoftSpeechPlatformSDK.msi.

Important
The Speech Platform Runtime 11 and the Speech Platform SDK 11 do not include engines for speech recognition or for speech synthesis (TTS or text-to-speech). You must install them separately. You can download language packs containing engines for speech recognition and speech synthesis using this link. The version of language packs that you download (for example, version 11.0) must match the version of the Speech Platform Runtime that you have installed.

Important

The Speech Platform Runtime 11 and the Speech Platform SDK 11 do not include engines for speech recognition or for speech synthesis (TTS or text-to-speech). You must install them separately. You can download language packs containing engines for speech recognition and speech synthesis using this link. The version of language packs that you download (for example, version 11.0) must match the version of the Speech Platform Runtime that you have installed.

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