Basically, "sapisvr.exe" is a speech recognition program
created by Microsoft and is installed by some
manufacturers. After you install Microsoft Office XP or
other speech-enabled products by using Microsoft's Speech
application programming interface (API), random words or
characters may be displayed in Office XP documents or in
the Internet Explorer Address bar. This behavior can
occur because the speech recognition tool is "listening"
to your voice through your computer's microphone and is
attempting to recognize what you are saying. In order to
remedy this situation, you can turn off the speech
recognition software.
- Go to Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Regional and
Language Options
-Look under the Languages tab, click on the button
labeled "Details" under "Text services and input
languages."
-Under Installed Services, select Speech Recognition and
click the button "Remove."
-Click "OK" to apply the changes.
-You may need to restart your computer for the changes to
take effect.
There may come a point when you want to enable speech
recognition. In this case, take the following steps:
-Right click on the Office XP Language bar and
select "Settings."
-Click "Add."
-Select English under "Input Language."
-Click to select the Speech Recognition check box, and
the click "OK."
Now you know how to turn on and off the speech
recognition engine. The speech recognition engine is
fairly accurate, so you can experiment with typing by
speaking.
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