Article ID: 92621
Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0
- Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0a
- Microsoft Windows Sound System 2.0
This article was previously published under Q92621
SUMMARY
In Windows Sound System, if a vocabulary file or user file is missing or corrupted you may receive the following error message:
MORE INFORMATION
If you start Voice Pilot and the above error message is displayed, a vocabulary file (.VCB) or a user file (.USR) has been deleted or is missing from the Windows Sound System directory and no modification has been made to the VOICEPIL.INI file.
To correct the error message, use the following steps:
- Look at the Windows Sound System directory and note the user .USR and .VCB data files that are listed.
- Edit the VOICEPIL.INI file in the WINDOWS directory.
- Delete any lines under the [USER] and [APPS] section headings that did not appear in the directory listings for .VCB and .USR.
- Save the VOICEPIL.INI file, then run Voice Pilot again.
You will also get the above error message if a user or vocabulary file is corrupted.
If a <.VCB> file is corrupted and you get the above error message you can continue using Voice Pilot. Voice Pilot will use the DEFAULT vocabulary file instead of the corrupted one.
One way to determine which <.VCB> file is corrupted is when you run Voice Pilot and the vocabulary that comes up for the application in use is the default vocabulary and not your modified or custom made version for that application. Voice Pilot will use the DEFAULT vocabulary for any Windows application that does not have a custom made vocabulary. There is no way to fix a corrupted vocabulary file.
If a <*.USR> file is corrupted you will also get the above error message when you run Voice Pilot. You can continue using Voice Pilot since it will simply ignore the corrupted <*.USR> file. The corrupted user file will still show up as a user in the user list. One way to test for a corrupted user file is to try to set it as the active user, if it is corrupted Voice Pilot will show the following error message:
To correct the problem you need to remove the corrupted user file either by removing the user entry from VOICEPIL.INI or deleting the user from the user list in Voice Pilot. There is no way to fix a corrupted user file, you will lose all the training for that user. If you have a back up file for that user simply replace it to keep the user listed under Voice Pilot.
Keywords: KB92621
