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Let's Talk Technical Requirements: Windows 98/Me/XP 500mhz, 96mb Ram, 8 mb videoram or higher.
Plus: the installation of one of two files that comprise the Microsoft Speech application
Let's Talk CD from Sunday Software utilizes the Microsoft Windows Speech application. It has two parts, one or both of which you may need to install for Let's Talk to work. They are called Sapi 4.0 (the main engine) and spchapi.exe ("api" meaning "application").
Depending on your operating system version and depending on whether or not you have the speech application 'enabled' you may need to install one or both of these files in order for Let's Talk to run. (If you have previously installed the popular Kid Pix 3 CD to your computer (as many of our customers likely have) Let's Talk Trial 'should' run just fine because it uses the same text-to-speech application found in Kid Pix 3. If it doesn't run fine, follow the procedure below.)
IF you have XP, and have never used Kid Pix 3 on the computer, you probably need to install both of these Microsoft speech applications to get the Trial to run. (The reason: XP comes only with Sapi 5 which is not backwards compatible to 4.0. Sapi 4.0 is a much more widely used speech application).
1) First download "trial.zip -- the Free Trial Version of Let's Talk (5mb).
a) Once you download trial.zip, double click it to unzip/uncompress the installation file to your desktop.
b) Now double click the installer you have just unzipped. It will begin installing the Trial version. It will put a startup icon on your desktop.
c) After installation, start the program by double clicking the the Let's Talk Trial version startup icon on your desktop. When you get to the main menu, if you can hear the computer talking and not get any error messages, then you're good to go!
After downloading the trial version, installing and running it... if you get an error message or can't hear the computer-guy talking when you roll over the menu selections, go to steps 2, 3, and 4 below...
2) Download Sapi 4.0 here (5mb). Double click it's install file on your desktop.
3) Download spchapi here (800kb). Double click its downloaded install file.
4) Reboot your computer so that your registry knows the speech applications are there.
Then... double click the Let's Talk Trial icon on your desktop to start the program!
Why are the install files "zipped"? We have "zipped" the download files because some people's security measures don't allow them to download an executable ".exe" file straight from a website.
Is Let's Talk so complicated? No, not at all. Let's Talk is easy enough for kids to use it. The thing is...Let's Talk uses a powerful but rarely used part of the Windows operating system --the speech application. And Let's Talk was designed to run on a wide variety of Windows operating systems, which may have different installation configurations. Thus we are providing the Microsoft Windows files to update your system, should it need it, in order to take advantage of this powerful tool.
IF you have Windows 98 or Me, and IF Sapi 4.0 was installed and enabled during installation of the operating system, Let's Talk should run just fine. If however, 98/Me didn't have all their optional components installed, you may need to install BOTH the Sapi 4.0 program and the spchapi program. (The Microsoft speech engine was considered an optional part of the installation and some users/installers didn't install it).
The Trial Version has several features "disabled." You can't select more than one character or voice. You can't create a lesson, but you can play two included lessons. Questions? Email neil@sundaysoftware.com
Order Let's Talk Now Online at www.sundaysoftware.com
Single copy price is $22.00
2 to 4 copies are $17.00 each
A Site License copy for 5-10 PCs is $75
for 11-20 PCs the site license is $95