Adding French Speech Recognition

I have Vista Home Premium on a HP Pavilion laptop. The operation of the
English Speech Recognition is quite impressive. I know the literature
claims this functionality is available in a number of other languages as
well. I would like to have French Speech Recognition, but I have been
unable to discover where to turn it on. Would someone be kind enough to
point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance, Avraham

Speech recognition is only French in the French version of Vista.

http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/v...sta.mspx#EXMAC

Speech recognition
Windows Speech Recognition, a new feature in Windows Vista, lets you
interact with your computer using your voice. It was designed for people who
want to use their mouse and keyboard less, yet maintain-or even
increase-their overall productivity. It allows you to dictate documents and
e-mails in commonly used programs, and use voice commands to start and
switch between applications, control the operating system, and even fill out
forms on the web.

Windows Speech Recognition adapts to your speaking style and vocabulary, so
the accuracy with which Windows Vista recognizes your speech improves each
time you use it. Windows Vista supports speech recognition in a number of
languages:

Languages recognized by Windows Vista speech recognition feature
Chinese(Simplified)
German
UK English

Chinese(Traditional)
Japanese
US English

French
Spanish



All of the speech recognition engines do not come with all language versions
of Windows Vista. They are only available on their corresponding language
version of Windows Vista.

"Avraham" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I have Vista Home Premium on a HP Pavilion laptop. The operation of the
>English Speech Recognition is quite impressive. I know the literature
>claims this functionality is available in a number of other languages as
>well. I would like to have French Speech Recognition, but I have been
>unable to discover where to turn it on. Would someone be kind enough to
>point me in the right direction?
>
> Thanks in advance, Avraham

Yes, if you have Vista Ultimate you can install additional display languages
from the Regional and Language Options control panel. You would need to
switch to using the French UI to use the French Speech Recognition.


"Spirit" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Speech recognition is only French in the French version of Vista.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/v...sta.mspx#EXMAC
>
> Speech recognition
> Windows Speech Recognition, a new feature in Windows Vista, lets you
> interact with your computer using your voice. It was designed for people
> who want to use their mouse and keyboard less, yet maintain-or even
> increase-their overall productivity. It allows you to dictate documents
> and e-mails in commonly used programs, and use voice commands to start and
> switch between applications, control the operating system, and even fill
> out forms on the web.
>
> Windows Speech Recognition adapts to your speaking style and vocabulary,
> so the accuracy with which Windows Vista recognizes your speech improves
> each time you use it. Windows Vista supports speech recognition in a
> number of languages:
>
> Languages recognized by Windows Vista speech recognition feature
> Chinese(Simplified)
> German
> UK English
>
> Chinese(Traditional)
> Japanese
> US English
>
> French
> Spanish
>
>
>
> All of the speech recognition engines do not come with all language
> versions of Windows Vista. They are only available on their corresponding
> language version of Windows Vista.
>
> "Avraham" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>I have Vista Home Premium on a HP Pavilion laptop. The operation of the
>>English Speech Recognition is quite impressive. I know the literature
>>claims this functionality is available in a number of other languages as
>>well. I would like to have French Speech Recognition, but I have been
>>unable to discover where to turn it on. Would someone be kind enough to
>>point me in the right direction?
>>
>> Thanks in advance, Avraham
>
>

'Dave Wood [MS Wrote:
> ;362839']Yes, if you have Vista Ultimate you can install additiona
> display language
> from the Regional and Language Options control panel. You would need t
> switch to using the French UI to use the French Speech Recognition
>
Do you know if you can use the French Speech Recognition while stil
using the English UI

My mom would actually like to use the Chinese Speech Recognition, bu
I'm afraid if I switch to the Chinese UI, I won't be able to switch i
back to English. We can type in Chinese while still using the Englis
UI, so I'm wondering if we can also use the Chinese Speech Recognitio
while using the English UI

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bmn