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R.O.B.
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Classic Text to Speech voices for newer versions of Windows Jun 28, 2016 13:30:10 GMT -8

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Post by R.O.B. on Jun 28, 2016 13:30:10 GMT -8

UPDATE, 9-27-2017: I regret to inform everyone that I recently received a DMCA claim from Microsoft on the installer for the Windows XP voices, so both of these downloads are currently unavailable. Unfortunately, I have no predicted date for when they will come back online, or if they ever will. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

I already posted this on EightForums, but I figured I'd share it here as well.

Have you ever wanted to use the old text-to-speech voices (such as Microsoft Sam) natively on newer versions of Windows? Well now you can! I've put together an installer that will give you the text-to-speech voices from Windows XP:
~~Download the Windows XP Text to Speech Voices Setup v1.3 (CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE)~~

This installer includes Microsoft Sam, Microsoft Mike & Microsoft Mary; all working perfectly on Windows Vista and newer.

And speaking of Vista, I also created an installer for Microsoft Anna on Windows 8 and newer:
~~Download the Windows 7 Text to Speech Voices Setup v1.1 (CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE)~~

This installer also includes the Chinese voice, Microsoft Lili, ~~but she doesn't seem to be working for whatever reason. I'll update when I get her to work~~. EDIT: Lili should now work in v1.1

I also plan on doing the Lernout & Hauspie voices once I figure out how to get them to work (though chances are they'll only work with 32-bit software, due to the Lernout & Hauspie TTS engine never being made for x64).

Enjoy!

Last Edit: Aug 2, 2018 16:47:08 GMT -8 by R.O.B.

MemeDad Freshman Member BANNED Got the Banhammer Posts: 33	Classic Text to Speech voices for newer versions of Windows Jun 28, 2016 14:42:29 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MemeDad on Jun 28, 2016 14:42:29 GMT -8 Microsoft Mary is my waifu loljk

armentron New Member Posts: 5	Classic Text to Speech voices for newer versions of Windows Jul 10, 2016 10:33:30 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by armentron on Jul 10, 2016 10:33:30 GMT -8 So I downloaded the Microsoft Sam package, and I gotta ask: Is it supposed to be a .nsi? I thought it was supposed to be a .msi file extension?

R.O.B. Administrator Site Owner Posts: 442 OS: Windows 7 Professional x64	Classic Text to Speech voices for newer versions of Windows Jul 10, 2016 12:23:54 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by R.O.B. on Jul 10, 2016 12:23:54 GMT -8 Wait, did I upload the wrong file? Shoot, it's supposed to be in EXE format. The NSI is the source file. My mistake. The link has been updated. It should now be an EXE download.

R.O.B. Administrator Site Owner Posts: 442 OS: Windows 7 Professional x64	Classic Text to Speech voices for newer versions of Windows Aug 29, 2016 10:00:37 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by R.O.B. on Aug 29, 2016 10:00:37 GMT -8 I've updated the Windows 7 voices to v1.1, now with Microsoft Lili actually working! Download link is in my first post.

R.O.B.
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Classic Text to Speech voices for newer versions of Windows Sept 27, 2017 8:40:05 GMT -8

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Classic Text to Speech voices for newer versions of Windows Jul 22, 2018 11:30:23 GMT -8

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Post by Clasurol/Jackal on Jul 22, 2018 11:30:23 GMT -8

It's funny you get a DMCA for this, but someone has something similar on Youtube that does the same thing, and they are able to avoid MS' legal wrath. MS are funny.

I won't link to it, but it's easily searchable.

Last Edit: Jul 22, 2018 11:31:04 GMT -8 by Clasurol/Jackal

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Classic Text to Speech voices for newer versions of Windows

Post by R.O.B. on Jun 28, 2016 13:30:10 GMT -8

Post by MemeDad on Jun 28, 2016 14:42:29 GMT -8

Post by armentron on Jul 10, 2016 10:33:30 GMT -8

Post by R.O.B. on Jul 10, 2016 12:23:54 GMT -8

Post by R.O.B. on Aug 29, 2016 10:00:37 GMT -8

Post by R.O.B. on Sept 27, 2017 8:40:05 GMT -8

Post by Clasurol/Jackal on Jul 22, 2018 11:30:23 GMT -8

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