Microsoft KB Archive/292117

= OFFXP: Message Prompting You to Install Speech Recognition Even Though Speech Recognition Has Already Been Used =

Article ID: 292117

Article Last Modified on 12/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition for Students and Teachers
 * Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q292117





SYMPTOMS
When you start a Microsoft Office XP program, you may receive the following message:

Microsoft Publisher (Excel, or PowerPoint) can't load Speech Recognition files.

This feature is not currently installed. Would you like to install it now?

You may receive this message even if you have already used speech recognition on this computer.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true and occur in the given order:
 * 1) Microsoft Office XP Standard or Professional Edition is installed on your computer.
 * 2) Speech recognition is started and used at least once.
 * 3) Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition is installed on your computer, using a custom installation where the Alternative Input options (including speech recognition) are set to Install on first use.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, click Yes when you receive the message described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article. Office reinstalls speech recognition, but you does not have to retrain speech recognition, because Office uses the information from the previous training sessions.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: OFFXP

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB292117

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