Denis,
Is there a way to "turn-off" XP's speech input feature so that there are no possible conflicts?

Eileen Haddon, ATP
Vermont Assistive Technology Project

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Vermont Assistive Technology Project
Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center, VT  05061
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>>> [log in to unmask] 04/10/02 03:55PM >>>
It might also depend on the version of Word.  I've used DNS 4.0 with
Word versions through 2000 without difficulty, but Word XP has speech in
it, and isn't compatible with outside speech input systems, at least as
of late betas.

I've not used DNS 6.0, but I understand that it is *not* a great leap
forward in compatibility.

Denis Anson, MS, OTR
Computer Access Specialist
College Misericordia
301 Lake St.
Dallas, PA 18612
email: [log in to unmask] 
Phone: 570-674-6413


> -----Original Message-----
> From: * EASI: Equal Access to Software & Information
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of EILEEN HADDON
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 3:44 PM
> To: [log in to unmask] 
> Subject: Conflict between Dragon Naturally Speaking and MS Word
>
> Yes, I know -- you're all shocked to hear that there's a conflict.
>
> The client's system is a Windows 2000 OS, Celeron 1300 processor, 525K
> RAM. The computer is part of a networked system, but DNS is loaded on
her
> individual CPU. She is using Naturally Speaking Preferred 6.0 with the
> microphone that came with the DNS package.
>
> My original suggestions included an Andrea mike and a USB Buddy Pod,
but
> they have not been ordered for her yet.
>
> DNS is working fine with Excel, the MS Internet Explorer, and email
> through MS Outlook. The only problem is that sometimes it takes a
while
> for DNS to open up, and a longer than expected time if training a word
or
> phrase.
>
> DNS is *not* working with MS Word. It makes no difference if you open
up
> MS Word or DNS first, and then the other program. As soon as you turn
the
> microphone on and try to dictate, this error message window comes up:
>
> The error window is titled "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library"
> The message is: Runtime Error! Program: C:\Program Files\Microsoft
> Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE.  Then it says "abnormal program
termination"
> and gives you an OK button to click on. (Like you have a choice.) The
only
> way to get out of it is to reboot the computer.
>
> Your suggestions will be much appreciated! I am quite familiar with
DNS,
> but this is my first time working with Version 6. The network people
who
> work on the client's system are not familiar with DNS, so I'm trying
to
> get them the information they should have also. If it makes a
difference,
> the MS Word program is on a network drive. Of course, the other
programs
> it works fine with are on that same drive.
>
> Do you think a different mike and/or the USB buddy pod would help?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Eileen Haddon :)
>
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> Eileen C. Haddon, ATP
> Vermont Assistive Technology Project
> Vermont Technical College
> Randolph Center, VT  05061
> Phone: 802-728-1520 / Fax: 802-728-1390
>
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